| 
      Abbreviations: r: Spearman’s correlation coefficient; BMI: body mass index; LDL:
    low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein.
        |  | r | p |  
        | Age | 0.599 | <0.0001 |  
        | BMI | - 0.082 | 0.497 |  
        | Systolic blood pressure | 0.062 | 0.682 |  
        | Diastolic blood pressure | 0.178 | 0.236 |  
        | CD4 T lymphocytes | 0.120 | 0.299 |  
        | HIV load | - 0.264 | 0.020 |  
        | Time since HIV diagnosis | 0.319 | 0.005 |  
        | Creatinineclearance | - 0.237 | 0.039 |  
        | Total cholesterol | 0.328 | 0.004 |  
        | LDL cholesterol | 0.315 | 0.007 |  
        | HDL cholesterol | 0.162 | 0.175 |  
        | Serum triglycerides | 0.151 | 0.200 |  
        | Serum calcium | 0.034 | 0.773 |  
        | Serum phosphate | - 0.072 | 0.538 |  
        | Serum glucose | 0.122 | 0.294 |  |