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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Dec;52(5):581–587. doi: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181b9e5ee

Table 2. Metabolic Parameters at Baseline by HIV Status and Type of Contraceptive Use.

HIV-infected HIV-uninfected

Contraception Contraception

Combined hormonal Progestin-only Non-hormonal or none P-value Combined hormonal Progestin-only Non-hormonal or none P-value
HDL (mg/dL) 0.05 0.01
 <40 mg/dL 14 (25) 38 (45) 333 (34) - 6 (10) 10 (24) 43 (10) -
 40-59 mg/dL 25 (46) 35 (42) 429 (44) - 29 (47) 24 (59) 220 (52) -
 ≥ 60 mg/dL 16 (27) 10 (12) 207 (21) - 27 (44) 7 (17) 161 (38) -
HOMA 0.25 0.53
 ≤ 2.5 36 (69) 45 (55) 573 (60) - 44 (71 ) 25 (63) 258 (63) -
 >2.5 16 (31) 37 (45) 383 (40) - 18 (29) 15 (38) 146 (36) -
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 0.044 0.29
 < 150 mg/dL 41 (75) 58 (70) 719 (74) - 57 (92) 35 (85) 382 (90) -
 150 – 199 mg/dL 6 (11) 7 (8) 144 (15) - 4 (6) 2 (5) 27 (6) -
 ≥ 200 mg/dL 8 (15) 18 (22) 110 (11) - 1 (2) 4 (10) 15 (4) -
LDL (mg/dL) 0.13 0.26
 < 100 mg/dL 22 (41) 42 (49) 506 (53) - 31 (50) 19 (46) 225 (53) -
 100 – 129 mg/dL 20 (37) 20 (24) 291 (31) - 25 (40) 11 (27) 130 (31) -
 130 – 159 mg/dL 11 (20) 13 (15) 111 (12) - 4 (6) 9 (22) 49 (12) -
 ≥ 160 mg/dL 1 (2) 6 (7) 38 (4) - 2(3) 2(5) 20 (5) -
Glucose (mg/dL) 0.26 0.1
 < 100 mg/dL 54 (98) 77 (92) 898 (92) - 55 (89) 41 (100) 390 (92) -
 100 – 125 mg/dL 1 (2) 6 (7) 76 (8) - 7 (11) 0 34 (8) -