Table 1. Comparison of study groups.
| Control group | HIV group | Significance | |
| Number of subjects | 52 | 97 | |
| Gender (male/female) | 43/9 | 75/29 | NSa |
| Age (years) | 49 (43–56) | 46 (40–54) | NSb |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25 (24–27) | 25 (22–27) | NSb |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 123 (116–135) | 125 (115–140) | NSb |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74 (68–81) | 79 (71–89) | p = 0.03b |
| Hemoglobin (mmol/L) | 9.1 (8.7–9.2) | 8.7 (8.3–9.3) | p = 0.03b |
| Creatinine (mmol/L) | 77 (68–81) | 73 (66–83) | NSb |
| Glucose, blood (mmol/L) | 5.2 (4.8–5.5) | 5.5 (5.1–5.9) | p = 0.004b |
| Hemoglobin A1c (%; DCCT) | 5.6 (5.4–5.8) | 5.2 (5.0–5.6) | p<0.001b |
| Cholesterol, total (mmol/L) | 5.1 (4.5–5.6) | 5.5 (4.6–6.3) | NSb |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.1 (4.5–5.6) | 1.3 (1.0–1.5) | NSb |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.1 (4.5–5.6) | 3.1 (2.4–4.0) | NSb |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 5.1 (4.5–5.6) | 1.6 (1.0–2.2) | p<0.001b |
Values are median (interquartile range).
a)
Fishers exact test;
b)
Mann-Whitney test.