Table 2 Clinical and analytical factors associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with HIV infection.

From: Evaluation of endothelial function and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with HIV infection

Characteristics of patients

Intima media thickness

Coronariy calcium score

n (%) or mean ± SD

 < 0,9 mm (n = 54)

 ≥ 0,9 mm (n = 23)

P valuea

0–100 UA (n = 64)

 > 100 UA (n = 13)

P valuea

Male, n (%)

31 (57.4)

20 (87.0)

0.01

40/64 (63.0)

11/13 (84.6)11/13)

0.12

Age (years)

47.8 ± 10.4

55.8 ± 9.98

0.02

48.09 ± 9.93

60.7 ± 9.87

0.01

BMI (Kg/m2)

25.89 ± 3.76

27.37 ± 4.68

0.14

26.02 ± 3.87

27.85 ± 4.88

0.14

MBP (mmHg)

101.56 ± 12.07

106.95 ± 13.03

0.09

103.10 ± 12.8

103.53 ± 11.5

0.91

HIV analytical related parameters

CD4 (cells/μl)

715.4 ± 389.92

559.3 ± 283.34

0.04

707.7 ± 377.5

477.23 ± 235.7

0.01

CD4%

33.2 ± 9.47

26.9 ± 10.99

0.02

32.0 ± 9.5

28.3 ± 10.6

0.25

CD4/CD8

0.85 ± 0.41

0.74 ± 0.3

0.06

0.88 ± 0.47

0.79 ± 0.4

0.54

Nadir CD4 (cells/μl)

269.5 ± 172.5

236.9 ± 168.2

0.45

345.4 ± 182.9

207.7 ± 148.1

0.04

Zenith VL (copies/ml)

15 × 104 ± 17 × 104

25.9 × 104 ± 8 × 104

0.36

7 × 104 ± 5 × 104

23.4 × 104 ± 19 × 104

0.02

HIV clinical related parameters

Months since diagnosis HIV

206.04 ± 89.52

222.60 ± 68.64

0,43

211.20 ± 84.84

210.36 ± 80.88

0.84

HAART (months)

166.78 ± 80.37

178.47 ± 61.80

0,49

169.53 ± 76.97

173.92 ± 67.84

0.97

Lipid profile

T Col (mg/dl)

185.69 ± 59.7

178.64 ± 46.1

0.57

183.11 ± 52.7

169.15 ± 34.87

0.36

HDLCol (mg/dl)

55.04 ± 21.76

49.37 ± 16.18

0.21

51.03 ± 18.2

51.23 ± 18.08

0.90

LDLCol (mg/dl)

107.68 ± 33.28

110.22 ± 34.5

0.76

110.92 ± 33.91

96.30 ± 29.14

0.15

Tryglicerides (mg/dl)

153.51 ± 54.9

130.82 ± 54.9

0.44

154.18 ± 124.12

110.08 ± 50.73

0.21

  1. SD standard deviation, u-CRP ultrasensitive C-reactive protein, VL viral load, TCol total cholesterol, HDLCol cholesterol bound to high density lipoproteins, LDLCol cholesterol bound to low density lipoproteins, Tg triglycerides, MBP mean blood pressure.
  2. aTwo-tailed one-way ANOVA test.