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Table 2 Correlations between cIMT and body composition and metabolic parameters

From: Carotid intima media thickness is associated with body fat abnormalities in HIV-infected patients

Correlations between cIMT and

R

P

Age

0.709

<0.001

Duration of HIV infection

−0.019

0.779

cART

0.024

0.727

Waist/hip ratio

0.387

<0.001

Thigh circumference

−0.095

0.169

Neck circumference

0.202

0.007

CD4 cell count

−0.027

0.701

Systolic blood pressure

0.419

<0.001

Leukocytes

−0.049

0.478

Glucose 0 min

0.284

<0.001

Glucose 2 hours OGTT

0.220

0.006

Insulin 0 min

0.026

0.711

Insulin 2 hours OGTT

−0.089

0.271

HOMA

0.094

0.185

A1c

0.285

<0.001

Triglycerides

0.109

0.113

Non-HDL cholesterol

0.254

<0.001

CRP

0.196

0.005

hsCRP

0.334

0.003

Homocysteine

0.150

0.032

Uric acid

0.146

0.034

Lactates

0.081

0.253

Fat mass total

0.084

0.236

Trunk

0.168

0.018

Leg

−0.037

0.604

Arm

0.029

0.686

Total fat on abdominal CT scan

0.218

0.002

VAT on abdominal CT scan

0.418

<0.001

SAT on abdominal CT scan

−0.009

0.901

VAT/SAT ratio on abdominal CT scan

0.290

<0.001

FMR

0.250

p < 0.001

  1. (IMT – intima-media thickness; cART – combined antiretroviral therapy; CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for staging of HIV infection; cART – combined antiretroviral therapy; OGTT – oral glucose tolerance test; HOMA – the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; HDL-high density cholesterol; CPR –C protein reactive; VAT – visceral adipose tissue; SAT – subcutaneous adipose tissue; CT – computed tomography; FMR – fat mass ratio).
  2. p = 0.037.