TABLE 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Perinatally Infected Children Initially Free of Hypercholesterolemia (N = 2122)
| Characteristic | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 1027 (48) |
| Female | 1095 (52) |
| Mean age in years (SD), range | 9.21 (4.30), 0.02 to 21.93 |
| <6 | 480 (23) |
| 6 to 9 | 693 (33) |
| 10 to 12 | 535 (25) |
| ≥13 | 414 (19) |
| Race | |
| White/other | 294 (14) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1262 (59) |
| Hispanic | 566 (27) |
| AIDS-defining condition (CDC classification C) at baseline | |
| No | 1546 (73) |
| Yes | 568 (27) |
| Missing | 8 (<1) |
| CD4% at baseline | |
| <15 | 218 (10) |
| 15 to 25 | 469 (22) |
| >25 | 1392 (66) |
| Missing | 43 (2) |
| Viral load at baseline | |
| ≤400 | 767 (36) |
| 401 to 5000 | 503 (24) |
| 5001 to 50,000 | 515 (24) |
| >50,000 | 272 (13) |
| Missing | 65 (3) |
| PI use at baseline | |
| No | 680 (32) |
| Yes, nonboosted | 1027 (48) |
| Yes, boosted | 415 (20) |
| NNRTIs at baseline | |
| No | 1404 (66) |
| Yes | 718 (34) |
| NRTIs at baseline | |
| None | 93 (4) |
| 1 | 343 (16) |
| ≥2 | 1686 (80) |
| Baseline HAART use | |
| HAART with PI | 1412 (66) |
| HAART without PI | 250 (12) |
| ART without HAART | 378 (18) |
| No ART | 82 (4) |
| Adherence at baseline | |
| <100% | 318 (15) |
| 100% | 1672 (79) |
| Missing | 132 (6) |
| BMI | |
| <20.0 | 1471 (69) |
| 20.0 to 26.0 | 377 (18) |
| >26.0 | 101 (5) |
| Missing* | 173 (8) |
| BMI z-score | |
| <−2.0 | 1259 (59) |
| −2.0 to −1.0 | 40 (2) |
| >−1.0 to +1.0 | 160 (8) |
| >+1.0 to +2.0 | 388 (18) |
| >2.0 | 102 (5) |
| Missing* | 173 (8) |
*
BMI not calculated for 132 children who were younger than 2 years old; an additional 41 were missing BMI.