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. 2011 Feb 15;52(4):540–546. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciq195

Table 3.

Comparing Proportion of Patients with Abnormal Lipid and Glucose Levels at Baseline and after 12 Months of ART

No. (%) of patients with abnormal lipid levels
After 12 monthsof ART (n = 140)
Lipid parameters Atbaseline (n = 140) Total Newly developed Persisted from baseline Pa
Total cholesterol level >200 mg/dL 2 (1.4) 37 (26) 36 (26) 1 < .001
Triglyceride level >150 mg/dL 44 (31) 45 (32) 28 (20) 17 (12) .89
HDL cholesterol level <40 mg/dL 124 (91) 31 (23) 0 31 (23) < .001
LDL cholesterol level >130 mg/dL 4 (3) 32 (23) 31 (23) 1 < .001
Fasting blood glucose level >110 mg/dL 19 (14) 17 (13) 15 (11) 2 .13

NOTE. ART, antiretroviral therapy.

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Comparing the proportion of patients with abnormal lipid levels at baseline and at 12 months with use of McNemar test.