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Table 2 Parameters during the follow-up in the TDF-reducing therapy group (n = 364). Dual therapy (DT) Alanine transaminase (ALT) Aspartate transaminase (AST) High-density lipoprotein (HDL) Low-density lipoprotein (HDL) Creatinine clearance (CCr) platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR)

From: Biochemical and inflammatory modifications after switching to dual antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients in Italy: a multicenter retrospective cohort study from 2007 to 2015

Parameters

12 months before

Mean (SD)

6 months before

Mean (SD)

Swicht to DT

Mean (SD)

6 months after switch

Mean (SD)

12 months after switch

Mean (SD)

From 12 months

before to switcha

Coef. (CI 95%)

p-value

From switch to 12 months aftera

Coef. (CI 95%)

p-value

CD4 cell count, cell/mm3

611.1 (302.8)

630.5 (300.5)

631.6 (295.6)

659.3 (295.9)

699.2 (296.3)

1.9 (0.3,3.5)

0.023

6.8 (4.9,8.8)

< 0.001

CD8 cell count, cell/mm3

900.1 (423.6)

910.2 (439.7)

872.3 (438.6)

928.4 (475.8)

919.2 (474.2)

−1.8 (− 4.9,1.4)

0.272

4.2 (1.2, 7.6)

0.007

ALT (U/l)

40.8 (46.8)

38.4 (33.9)

37.2 (30.4)

38.4 (44.6)

36.6 (35.6)

−0.3 (− 0.7,0.0)

0.045

− 0.0 (− 0.1,0.4)

0.890

AST (U/l)

33.6 (37.4)

30.3 (22.8)

30.3 (24.3)

29 (29.4)

30.2 (26.6)

−0.3 (− 0.6–0.0)

0.028

−0.0 (− 0.3,0.2)

0.760

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

184.9 (40.6)

186.9 (40.6)

186 (41.4)

208.4 (45.9)

199.7 (45.5)

0.1 (−0.2,0.4)

0.601

1.5 (1.1,1.9)

< 0.001

HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)

44.7 (14.8)

45.9 (16.4)

46 (15.9)

49.6 (15.4)

48.9 (15.9)

0.2 (0.0,0.3)

0.009

0.3 (0.2,0.5)

< 0.001

LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)

111.9 (35)

113.1 (34.5)

114.3 (34)

125.1 (37.2)

120 (38.2)

−0.1 (−0.2, 0.5)

0.534

0.7 (0.2, 1.1)

0.005

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

157.1 (90.9)

160.5 (85.1)

155.7 (105.2)

174.3 (125.3)

176.3 (141.2)

−0.2 (−1.2,0.7)

0.629

1.3 (0.3,2.3)

0.009

CCr (ml/min)

92.1 (25.2)

91.1 (28.5)

88.6 (30.2)

93.2 (28.6)

95.8 (29.7)

−0.4 (−0.5, − 0.2)

< 0.001

0.5 (0.3,0.6)

< 0.001

Lymphocyte, 103/μL

2087 (789)

2100 (767)

2062 (791)

2202 (868)

2236 (867)

−3.3 (−8.0, 3.3)

0.259

16.9 (11.2,22.6)

< 0.001

Neutrophils, 103/μL

4230 (5825)

3435 (1386)

3422 (1344)

3444 (1463)

3560 (1610)

−65.4 (− 127.4–3.4)

0.039

20.3 (− 1.8, 42.4)

0.072

Platelets, 103/μL

216,359 (76022)

216,525 (73144)

218,494 (72903)

214,413 (69168)

214,286 (69895)

−10.9 (− 394.4, 372.96)

0.955

− 420.4 (− 810.2, − 30.5)

0.035

NLR

1.9 (0.9)

1.9 (0.9)

2 (1.1)

1.9 (1.2)

1.9 (0.9)

0.1 (0.0,0.2)

0.067

0.0 (−0.0, 0.0)

0.355

PLR

114.2 (51.5)

113.4 (51.6)

118.7 (59.5)

109.4 (52.8)

105.0 (46.0)

0.3 (−0.1, 0.8)

0.110

−1.2 (−1.6,-0.7)

< 0.001

CD4/CD8

0.79 (0.48)

0.8 (0.5)

0.84 (0.47)

0.81 (0.42)

0.88 (0.43)

0.004 (0.001,0.008)

0.008

0.003 (0.001,0.005)

0.002

  1. In the analysis we performed random effects mixed models in order to evaluate the role of time (in months) on the changes in biochemical parameters
  2. aResults remained unchanged when sensitivity analysis by multiple imputation for missing data was performed