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. 2009 Oct;23(10):815–824. doi: 10.1089/apc.2009.0048

Table 2.

Demographic, Laboratory, and Clinical Factors in Relation to the Risk of Presence of Coronary Plaques

 
All plaques
Noncalcified plaques
Calcified plaques
Variable Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Age (y)            
 <50 1.00 1.00 1.00   1.00  
 ≥50 4.35 (1.66, 11.4) 3.11 (1.04,9.30) 3.00 (0.87, 10.4)   3.05 (1.14, 8.15)  
Gender            
 Female 1.00 1.00 1.00   1.00 1.00
 Male 3.35 (1.54, 7.27) 4.23 (1.79, 10.0) 1.85 (0.57, 5.99)   3.64 (1.43, 9.31) 4.32 (1.60, 11.7)
Family history of CAD            
 No 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 Yes 1. 26 (0.61, 2.66)   2.07 (0.70, 6.07)   0.89 (0.37, 2.14)  
CD4 count (cells/mm3)            
 >200 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 ≤200 0.74 (0.28, 1.95)   0.24 (0.01, 1.77)   1.29 (0.44, 3.74)  
HIV RNA (copies/mL)            
 <400 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 ≥400 1.26 (0.52, 3.02)   5.40 (1.10, 26.4)   0.50 (0.17, 1.46)  
Cocaine use            
 Never 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 Ever 3.18 (0.70, 14.5)   0.67 (0.14, 3.26)   not estimable  
Years of cocaine use            
 ≤15 1.00 1.00 1.00   1.00 1.00
 >15 2.65 (1.35, 5.18) 2.67 (1.23, 5.83) 0.75 (0.97, 7.79)   2.02 (0.96, 4.26) 2.51 (1.11, 5.67)
Cigarette smoking            
 Never 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 Ever 1.30 (0.49, 3.49)   1.12 (0.24, 5.25)   1.33 (0.43, 4.18)  
Years of cigarette smoking            
 ≤15 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 >15 1.83 (0.78, 4.32)   1.26 (0.34, 4.66)   1.99 (0.71, 5.52)  
Alcohol use            
 No 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 Yes 1.53 (0.48, 4.88)   1.78 (0.22, 14.4)   1.32 (0.36, 4.83)  
hs-CRP (mg/dL)            
 <2 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 ≥2 0.86 (0.44, 1.68)   0.82 (0.29, 2.38)   0.92 (0.43, 1.95)  
Systolic BP (mm Hg)            
 <120 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 ≥120 1.36 (0.64, 2.87)   0.74 (0.20, 2.72)   1.68 (0.74,3.82)  
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)            
 ≤80 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 >80 1.64 (0.82, 3.28)   2.97 (0.69, 5.61)   1.30 (0.59, 2.87)  
Glucose (mg/dL)            
 <85 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 ≥85 1.56 (0.81, 3.00)   2.17 (0.75, 6.27)   1.19 (0.57, 2.50)  
BMI (kg/m2)            
 <24 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 ≥24 0.87 (0.45, 1.68)   0.59 (0.20, 1.69)   1.11 (0.53, 2.33)  
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)            
 <160 1.00 1.00 1.00   1.00  
 ≥160 2.51 (1.27, 4.96) 2.47 (1.16, 5.27) 3.20 (0.99, 10.3)   1.84 (0.86, 3.95)  
LDL-C (mg/dL)            
 <100 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 ≥100 1.83 (0.93, 3.60)   1.57 (0.55, 4.45)   1.71 (0.79, 3.66)  
HDL-C (mg/dL)            
 <50 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 ≥50 0.78 (0.41, 1.50)   0.94 (0.34, 2.63)   0.75 (0.36, 1.58)  
Triglycerides (mg/dL)            
 <130 1.00   1.00   1.00 1.00
 ≥130 2.54 (1.30, 4.98)   1.10 (0.38, 3.20)   3.11 (1.45, 6.66) 3.39 (1.52, 7.57)
Framingham score            
 <3% 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 ≥3% 5.68 (2.11, 15.3)   3.34 (0.73, 15.2)   5.74 (1.67, 19.7)  
NRTIs use (mo)            
 ≤6 (n = 123) 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 6.1–18 (n = 15) 1.48 (0.47, 4.68)   4.88 (1.08, 22.0)   0.60 (0.13, 2.85)  
 >18 (n = 38) 2.16 (1.01, 4.62)   4.40 (1.38, 14.0)   1.22 (0.51, 2.90)  
NNRTIs use (mo)            
 ≤6 (n = 150) 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 6.1–18 (n = 4) 9.16 (0.95, 90.8)   6.81 (0.63, 74.1)   4.00 (0.54, 29.6)  
 >18 (n = 22) 3.67 (1.46, 9.18)   11.7 (3.68, 37.0)   0.89 (0.28, 2.82)  
PI use (mo)            
 ≤6 (n = 125) 1.00   1.00   1.00  
 6.1–18 (n = 18) 1.17 (0.39, 3.53)   not estimable   1.71 (0.55, 5.26)  
 >18 (n = 33) 2.85 (1.29, 6.32)   4.68 (1.60, 13.7)   1.42 (0.57, 3.55)  
ART exposure (mo)            
 ≤6 (n = 96) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00  
 6.1–18 (n = 23) 0.88 (0.22, 3.47) 0.71 (0.16, 3.23) not estimable not estimable 1.04 (0.26, 4.14)  
 >18 (n = 57) 2.52 (1.24, 5.09) 2.20 (1.01, 4.79) 7.61 (1.67, 34.7) 7.61 (1.67, 34.7) 1.34 (0.62, 2.89)  

HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; CD4, CD4 cell count; hs-CRP, high sensitivity C reactive protein; BP, blood pressure; glucose, fasting glucose; BMI, body mass index; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Framingham score, Framingham risk score; NRTIs, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors; NNRTIs, nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors; PIs, protease inhibitors; ART, antiretroviral therapy.