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      n (%)W=    number of case ( percentages),  ART=    antiretroviral therapy, SD=standard deviation, OR = odds ratio,    *statistically significant difference, TC=Total Cholesterol, HDL-c= High Density Lipoprotein    -Cholesterol, LDL-c= Low Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol, TG = Triglyceride
        | Lipid profiles | ART naïve (n=71) | ART (n=70) | P –value | OR (95%CI ) |  
        | TC mean  (SD) | 162.4 (46.1) | 195.3 (48.1) | 0.001* | 17.2-48.6 |  
        | TC>200 mg/dL, n (%)W | 15 (21.1) | 32 (45.7) | 0.002* | 3.1 (1.5- 6.6) |  
        | TG mean (SD) | 124.7 (60.9) | 147.7 (70.3) | 0.049* | 0.07- 43.6 |  
        | TG > 150 mg/dL, n (%)W | 23 (32.4) | 28 (40.0) | 0.4 | 1.4  (0.7- 2.8) |  
        | LDL-c, mean (SD) | 107.3 (45.3) | 113.4 (39.4) | 0.4 | -6.6-20.8 |  
        | LDL-c> 130 mg/dL, n (%)W | 21 (29.6) | 28 (40.0) | 0.2 | 1.6  (0.8-3.2) |  
        | HDL-c, mean (SD) | 55.2 (24.3) | 51.54 (17) | 0.3 | -2.9-10.7 |  
        | HDL-c <40 mg/dL, n (%)W | 12 (16.9) | 16 (22.9) | 0.4 | 1.5; 0.6-3.4 |  
        | TC/HDL-c ratio ≥ 5, n (%)W | 6 (8.5) | 19 (27.1) | 0.006* | 4.0  (1.5-10.8) |  
        | TG/HDL-c ratio ≥ 2.4, n (%)W | 30 (42.3) | 42 (60.0) | 0.036* | 2.05 (1.05-4.0) |  |