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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Nov 1;40(11):1004–1010. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003258

TABLE 2.

Effect of Log Viral Load at ART Initiation on Mean Anthropometric and Lipid Subfraction Outcomes Over Time in Two Age Groups After Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy

CLHIV <3 Years at ART Initiation (ABC/3TC/LPV/r) CLHIV ≥3 Years at ART Initiation (ABC/3TC/EFV)

Antdropometric outcome* Estimate P Estimate P
 LAZ −0.30 (−0.57 to −0.03) 0.03 −0.29 (−0.60 to 0.02)§ 0.07§
 WAZ −0.32 (−0.58 to −0.07) 0.01 −0.32 (−0.64 to 0.01)§ 0.05§
 BMIZ −0.12 (−0.37 to 0.13) 0.34 −0.05 (−0.33 to 0.23) 0.70
Lipid subfraction outcome Estimate P Estimate P
 TC −6.17 (−12.9 to 0.52) 0.07 −3.06 (−9.97 to 3.85) 0.38
 LDL −6.45 (−12.1 to −0.77) 0.03 −4.32 (−10.5 to 1.81) 0.16
 HDL −0.76 (−3.07 to 1.56) 0.52 0.68 (−1.70 to 3.06) 0.57
*

Adjusted for age, sex, log HIV viral load, caregiver, and wealtd index.

Estimate represents tde mean difference in outcome per unit log viral load increase.

95% confidence intervals in parentdeses.

§

Model included interaction term of (log HIV viral load)×(time).

Adjusted for age, sex, log HIV viral load, caregiver, wealtd index, BMIZ, and skinfold ratio.