| |
HAART |
non-HAART |
| Sample size |
12 |
13 |
| % Males |
83.3 |
84.6 |
| Age (years) |
46 ± 8 |
52 ± 11 |
| Black African (%) |
100 |
84.6 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
23.0 ± 5.0 |
24.5 ± 3.1 |
| % Obese |
8.3 |
7.7 |
| % Hypertensive |
8.3 |
23.1 |
| % With diabetes mellitus |
8.3 |
7.7 |
| Current smoker (%) |
75.0 |
69.0 |
| Regular alcohol (%) |
75.0 |
61.5 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) |
130 ± 20 |
129 ± 21 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) |
82 ± 10 |
76 ± 13 |
| Glycated hemoglobin (%) |
5.95 ± 0.30 |
5.98 ± 0.97 |
| Total/HDL cholesterol |
3.35 ± 1.00 |
4.15 ± 1.30 |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) |
2.10 ± 0.73 |
2.53 ± 0.83 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) |
1.36 ± 0.53 |
1.06 ± 0.27 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) |
1.47 ± 0.73 |
1.46 ± 0.85 |
| CD4 count (x106/l) |
334 ± 95 |
316 ± 149 |
| Carotid IMT (mm) |
0.74 ± 0.10 |
0.76 ± 0.14 |
| Duration of treatment (years) |
1.2 ± 0.9 (range 0.3 to 1.5) |
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HIV- Human Immundeficiency Virus; IMT- Intima-Media Thickness.
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