| |
α-tocoferol, μmol/L |
P-value |
Retinol, μmol/L |
P-value |
| Parameter |
<12 μmol/L (n=36) (1) |
12-42 μmol/L (n=17) (2) |
|
<1.05 μmol/L (n=35) (3) |
1.05-2.8 μmol/L (n=18) (4) |
|
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) |
31.4 ± 3.9 |
30.5 ± 5.6 |
0.467 |
31.6 ± 4.6 |
30.3 ± 4.3 |
0.326 |
| BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD) |
19.4 ± 2.9 |
20.4 ± 3.6 |
0.305 |
19.7 ± 3.5 |
19.7 ± 2.5 |
0.959 |
| Frequent alcohol use (>2 drinks daily) (%(n) |
34.3% (10) |
44.4%(8) |
0.239 |
35.3%(12) |
52.6%(10) |
0.155 |
| Frequent cigarette use (>1 pack daily) (%(n) |
46.9%(15) |
47.6%(10) |
1.000 |
23.5%(8) |
47.4%(9) |
0.064 |
| Injecting illicit drug use (%(n)) |
22.2%(8) |
41.2%(7) |
0.197 |
17.1%(6) |
38.9%(7) |
0.101 |
| Hepatitis |
| B |
16.7%(6) |
(0) |
0.160 |
14.3%(5) |
5.6%(1) |
0.651 |
| C |
19.4%(7) |
17.6%(3) |
1.000 |
17.1%(6) |
22.2%(4) |
0.719 |
| B+C |
33.3%(12) |
5.9%(1) |
0.041* |
14.3%(5) |
33.3%(6) |
0.154 |
| Receiving HAART (%(n)) |
30.6% (11) |
52.9%(9) |
0.233 |
35.3%(12) |
42.1%(8) |
0.911 |
|
