Table 1:
Baseline Characteristics of women living with HIV by tertiles of fruits and vegetables intake (N=1,608)
| Total | Lowest Tertile (0–1.2 servings/day, n=413)) | Middle Tertile (1.2–2.3 servings/day, n=626) | Highest Tertile (≥2.3 servings/day, n=569) | Linear Trend Test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in yrs), mean±SE | 47.6±0.2 | 47.7±0.4 | 47.6±0.3 | 46.7±0.6 | 0.18 |
| Race | 0.08 | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 193 (12) | 32 (7.7) | 94 (15) | 67 (11.8) | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1096 (68.2) | 306 (74.1) | 405 (64.7) | 385 (67.7) | |
| Hispanic | 241 (15) | 54 (13.1) | 103 (16.5) | 84 (14.8) | |
| Other | 78 (4.8) | 21 (5.1) | 24 (3.8) | 33 (5.7) | |
| Education Level (<high school), % | 33.2 | 35.6 | 33.4 | 24.2 | 0.004 |
| Annual Household Income (<36,000), % | 86.3 | 88.5 | 86.3 | 79.4 | 0.02 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2), mean ±SE | 31.0±0.2 | 31.1±0.4 | 31.1±0.3 | 30.8±0.7 | 0.76 |
| Diabetes Status (yes), % | 19.1 | 34.2 | 53.9 | 11.9 | 0.18 |
| Hypertension Status (yes), % | 49.4 | 39.3 | 50.6 | 10.1 | 0.03 |
| Smoking Status (yes), % | 38.6 | 38.7 | 53.2 | 8.1 | 0.02 |
| Serum Albumin (gm/dL), mean±SE | 4.1±0.02 | 4.1±0.03 | 4.1±0.02 | 4.2±0.03 | 0.05 |
| eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2), mean±SE | 94.1±0.6 | 93.1±1.0 | 94.2±0.8 | 98.2±1.8 | 0.041 |
| Antiretroviral Drugs, % | 0.04 | ||||
| Tenofovir Dixoproxil Fumarate | 43.7 | 52.3 | 37.3 | 10.4 | |
| TDF/Emtricitabine | 28.5 | 55.8 | 35.7 | 8.4 | |
| Dolutegravir | 25.8 | 57.4 | 34.8 | 7.8 | |
| Rilpivirine | 0.3 | 56.1 | 35.6 | 8.3 | |
| Cobicistat | 1.7 | 58.3 | 25.0 | 16.7 | |
| CD4 cell count, cells/μL, mean±SE | 592.6±7.5 | 580.8±13.0 | 583.2±22.4 | 600.6±10.1 | 0.02 |
| CD8 cell count, cells/μL, mean±SE | 783.9±9.7 | 791.0±16.9 | 784.6±13.2 | 756.4±25.4 | 0.03 |
| Viral Load, copies/ml, median (Q1–Q3) | 38.0 [20.0–173.5] | 42.6 [22.5–140.0] | 38.1 [21.2–172.0] | 35.6 [20.0–140.0] | 0.035 |
P value for trend for continuous dependent variables were calculated with the use of linear regression.