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Table 1 Basal sample characteristics according to the presence of lipodystrophy defined by FMR

From: Visceral adipose tissue and carotid intima-media thickness in HIV-infected patients undergoing cART: a prospective cohort study

 

Without Lipodystrophy defined by FMR

With Lipodystrophy defined by FMR

P

n (%)

64

51

Gender [n(%)]

 Male

49 (76.6%)

42(82.4%)

0.448

 Female

15(23.4%)

9(17.6%)

Age [years, mean (sd)]

45 (12.2)

49(9.9)

0.052

Duration of HIV infection [years, mean (sd)]

7.2 (3.8)

8.5(3.7)

0.036

cART [years, mean (sd)]

5.9 (3.6)

7.9 (3.5)

0.001

Weight [Kg, mean (sd)]

69.5 (13.5)

67.8 (9.6)

0.410

Height [m, mean (sd)]

1.66 (0.09)

1.64 (0.08)

0.188

BMI [(Kg/m2), mean (sd)]

25.2 (4.7)

25.2 (3.8)

0.976

Waist circumference [cm, mean (sd)]

91.3 (12.7)

91.6 (9.9)

0.877

Hip circumference [cm, mean (sd)]

95.7(8.5)

91.9(6.4)

0.006

Thigh circumference [cm, mean (sd)]

48,7 (5.1)

47.1(5.2)

0.113

Arm circumference [cm, mean (sd)]

26.9 (3.0)

27.0 (2.7)

0.939

Neck circumference [cm, mean (sd)]

37.8 (3.6)

37.6 (3.3)

0.829

Waist/ hip circumference ratio [mean (sd)]

0.95 (0.09)

0.99 (0.07)

0.003

CD4 cell count [cells/mm3, mean (sd)]

522.9 (288.7)

584.6 (331.9)

0.289

HIV RNA (<50) [n (%)]

52 (81.3%)

47 (92.92%)

0.093

HIV risk factor [n (%)]

Injecting drug user

19 (29.7%)

11 (21.6%)

0.073

Homosexual contact

39 (60.9%)

27 (52.9%)

Heterosexual contact

4 (6.3%)

11 (21.6%)

Others

1(1.6%)

2 (3.9%)

CDC [n (%)]

 A

32 (50.0%)

31(60.8%)

0.248

 B

 C

32 (50.0)

20 (39.2)

ART [n (%)]

 PI

32 (50.0%)

30 (58.8%)

0.346

 NNRTI

31 (48.4%)

23 (45.1%)

0.721

 NRTI

60 (93.8%)

50 (98.0%)

0.380

Smoking history [n (%)]

Never

19 (30.2%)

20 (39.2)

0.556

Current

33 (52.4%)

22 (43.1%)

Former

11 (17.5%)

9 (17.6%)

Familial history of CVD [n (%)]

23 (35.9%)

21 (41.2%)

0.566

Taking medications [n (%)]

Statins

14 (22.2%)

15 (29.4%)

0.381

Fibrates

29 (46.0%)

27 (52.9%)

0.463

Oral anti-diabetics

9 (14.3%)

12 (23.5%)

0.306

Insulin

4 (6.3%)

4 (7.8%)

0.999

Anti-hypertensive drugs

13 (20.3%)

12 (24.0%)

0.637

Fat mass [%, mean (sd)] DXA

 Total

22.6 (13.1)

17.8 (8.0)

0.017

 Trunk

24.1 (13.5)

22.7 (8.6)

0.508

 Leg

22.3 (15.4)

9.7 (6.7)

<0.001

 Arm

23.4 (16.3)

18.7 (13.3)

0.095

Fat mass [Kg, mean (sd)] DXA

 Total

16.4 (11.0)

12.1 (6.6)

0.012

 Trunk

9.1 (6.2)

8.4 (4.3)

0.470

 Leg

4.7 (3.4)

1.8 (1.3)

<0.001

 Arm

1.9 (1.7)

13.8 (1.2)

0.063

Body Fat Mass by Quantitative CT

Total fat [cm2, mean (sd)]

272.6 (188.1)

259.6 (112.9)

0.651

VAT [cm2, mean (sd)]

116.8 (95.4)

154.8 (59.7)

0.011

SAT [cm2, mean (sd)]

155.8 (123.2)

104.8 (85.2)

0.011

VAT/SAT ratio [cm2, mean (sd)]

1.3 (1.8)

2.4 (1.7)

0.002

Systolic blood pressure [mmHg, mean (sd)]

122.0 (19.4)

124.0 (16.0)

0.558

Diastolic blood pressure [mmHg, mean (sd)]

78.5 (12.1)

79.2 (11.1)

0.750

Leukocytes [109/L, mean (sd)]

5.7 (1.7)

6.5 (1.9)

0.034

Glucose 0 min [mg/dL, mean (sd)]

106.4 (47.1)

119.1 (52.1)

0.175

Glucose 2 h [mg/dL, mean (sd)]

122.3 (46.3)

138.5 (47.7)

0.126

Insulin 0 min [μU/mL, mean (sd)]

10.5 (12.8)

10.9 (6.5)

0.863

Insulin 2 h [μU/mL, mean (sd)]

53.1 (49.2)

105.9 (186.8)

0.072

HOMA [mean (sd)]

2.9 (3.6)

3.2 (2.6)

0.601

A1c [% mean (sd)]

5.6 (1.2)

6.0 (1.1)

0.123

Total cholesterol [mg/dL, mean (sd)]

213.6 (56.0)

226.9 (57.6)

0.216

LDL-cholesterol [mg/dL, mean (sd)]

113.5 (49.2)

123.7 (49.2)

0.270

HDL-cholesterol [mg/dL, mean (sd)]

43.9 (12.1)

43.6 (11.3)

0.911

Non-HDL cholesterol [mg/dL, mean (sd)]

169.8 (52.0)

183.2 (52.2)

0.170

Triglycerides[mg/dL, mean (sd)]

284.4 (191.7)

298.9 (186.9)

0.683

Apo A1 [mg/dL, mean (sd)]

110.4 (24.0)

111.6 (16.6)

0.763

Apo B [mg/dL, mean (sd)]

104.7 (24.4)

104.8 (26.7)

0.975

Ratio apo B/apo A1 [mean (sd)]

0.98 (0.3)

0.95 (0.3)

0.604

Lp (a) [mg/dL, mean (sd)]

28.9 (31.0)

27.5 (33.5)

0.821

Homocysteine [μmol/L, mean (sd)]

9.4 (4.1)

9.7 (3.5)

0.701

CRP [mg/L, mean (sd)]

6.6 (16.6)

4.3 (4.7)

0.496

hsCRP [mg/dL, mean (sd)]

0.83 (1.5)

0.34 (0.31)

0.496

Lactates [mmol/L, mean (sd)]

1.1 (0.5)

1.3 (0.6)

0.056

NT-ProBNP [pg/mL, mean (sd)]

41.2 (74.8)

31.6 (31.9)

0.450

Fibrinogen [mg/dL, mean (sd)]

350.8 (103.8)

342.9 (105.9)

0.696

Microalbumin [mg/L, mean (sd)]

76.7 (196.6)

40.6 (91.3)

0.441

Uric acid [mg/L, mean (sd)]

46.0 (14.6)

49.8 (12.8)

0.140

Carotid IMT [mm, mean (sd)]

0.73 (0.196)

0.82 (0.257)

0.050

Metabolic Syndrome (%)

31 (49.2%)

27 (54.0%)

0.705

  1. (L Lipodystrophy FMR defined, CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for staging of HIV infection, cART Combined antiretroviral therapy, BMI Body mass index, FMR Fat mass ratio, CVD Cardiovascular disease, DXA Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, CT Computed tomography, PI Protease inhibitor, NNRTI Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, NRTI Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, VAT Visceral adipose tissue, SAT Subcutaneous adipose tissue, HOMA The homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, HDL High density cholesterol, LDL Low density cholesterol, Apo A1 Apolipoprotein A1, Apo B Apolipoprotein B, Lp(a) Lipoprotein (a), CPR C protein reactive, hsCRP High sensitivity C protein reactive, NT-ProBNP N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide, IMT Intima-media thickness)