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. 2011 Jul 15;53(2):185–196. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir324

Table 4.

Univariate and Multivariate Linear Regression Analyses to Assess the Association Between Baseline Factors and 96-Week Absolute and Percent Absolute and Percentage Changes in Limb Fat, VAT, and VAT:TAT Ratio

96-Week absolute change
96-Week percentage change
Univariate
Multivariable
Univariate
Multivariable
Endpoint Baseline covariate Param. est. (95% CI) P Param. est. (95% CI) P Param. est. (95% CI) P Param. est. (95% CI) P
Limb fat (kg) ABC-3TC (vs TDF-FTC) 0.55 (−0.14, 1.24) .012 0.51 (−0.15, 1.16) .013 4.0 (−6.7, 14,7) .046 4.7 (−4.6, 14.1) .032
ATV-r (vs EFV) 0.93 (0.24, 1.61) .008 0.74 (0.07, 1.42) .032 13.9 (3.3, 24.5) .010 11.1 (1.4, 20.9) .025
Male (vs female) −0.36 (−1.33, 0.60) .046 −0.85 (−1.80, 0.10) .079 7.8 (−7.1, 22.7) .030 −5.8 (−19.5, 8.0) .041
Age, y −0.04 (−0.08, −0.01) .003 −0.04 (−0.07, 0.00) .003 −0.7 (−1.2, −0.1) .002 −0.59 (−1.1, −0.1) .002
Race/ethnicity N/A .078a N/A .037a N/A .024a N/A .006a
Black non-Hispanic (vs White non-Hispanic) 0.00 (−0.81, 0.80) .098 −0.21 (−0.99, 0.58) .060 −4.4 (−16.7, 7.8) .048 −6.4 (−17.7, 4.8) .026
Hispanic (White non-Hispanic reference) −0.07 (−1.09, 0.94) .089 −0.69 (−1.66, 0.28) .016 −4.1 (−19.6, 11.4) .060 −14.5 (−28.5, −0.5) .004
Other (White non-Hispanic reference) 1.18 (−1.10, 3.46) .031 0.99 (−1.15, 3.14) .036 31.3 (−3.5, 66.1) .008 22.2 (−8.6, 53.0) .016
HIV-1 RNA, log10 copies/mL 1.13 (0.61, 1.65) <.001 1.09 (0.50, 1.68) <.001 18.5 (10.6, 26.4) <.001 14.7 (6.2, 23.2) .001
CD4+ cell count (50 cells/uL) −0.16 (−0.27, −0.06) .003 −0.06 (−0.18, 0.05) .28 −3.2 (−4.8, −1.7) <.001 −1.4 (−3.0, 0.2) .096
BMI −0.04 (−0.12, 0.04) .31 −0.03 (−0.10, 0.05) .52 −2.9 (−4.0, −1.8) <.001 −2.5 (−3.6, −1.4) <.001
VAT (cm2) ABC-3TC (vs TDF-FTC) −2.8 (−12.9, 7.3) .58 −2.7 (−12.8, 7.4) .60 −5.0 (−21.5, 11.4) .55 −5.3 (−21.5, 11.0) .52
ATV-r (vs EFV) 7.6 (−2.4, 17.7) .14 5.5 (−5.0, 16.0) .30 14.2 (−2.2, 30.6) .090 11.0 (−5.9, 27.9) .20
Male (vs female) 12.9 (−1.0, 26.7) .069 10.1 (−4.7, 24.9) .18 11.3 (−11.5, 34.1) .33 6.5 (−17.3, 30.4) .59
Age, y −0.3 (−0.8, 0.2) .23 −0.3 (−0.8, 0.2) .28 −0.8 (−1.7, 0.0) .055 −0.7 (−1.6, 0.1) .096
Race/Ethnicity N/A .78a N/A .67a N/A .80a N/A .77a
Black non-Hispanic (vs White non-Hispanic) 2.7 (−8.9, 14.3) .65 4.8 (−7.3, 16.9) .43 8.8 (−10.1, 27.7) .36 8.5 (−11.0, 28.0) .39
Hispanic (White non-Hispanic reference) 5.9 (−9.1, 21.0) .44 2.1 (−13.3, 17.4) .79 7.5 (−17.1, 32.1) .55 0.6 (−24.1, 25.3) .96
Other (White non-Hispanic reference) −8.7 (−41.1, 23.7) .60 −13.6 (−3.6, 14.9) .41 −1.9 (−54.8, 50.9) .94 −12.9 (−65.2, 39.4) .63
HIV-1 RNA, log10 copies/mL 7.7 (−0.1, 15.5) .054 5.6 (−3.6, 14.9) .23 9.5 (−3.3, 22.3) .14 4.1 (−10.8, 19.0) .59
CD4+ cell count (50 cells/uL) −1.1 (−2.6, 0.5) .18 −0.3 (−2.1, 1.5) .72 −2.9 (−5.5, −0.4) .023 −2.0c(−4.8, 0.9) .18
BMI −1.1 (−2.2, 0.1) .066 −0.8 (−2.0, 0.4) .20 −2.5 (−4.3, −0.6) .009 −2.0 (−3.9, −0.1) .044
VAT:TAT ratio ABC-3TC (vs TDF-FTC) 0.00 (−0.02, 0.02) 0.94 0.00 (−0.02, 0.02) .85 −1.0 (−6.7, 4.7) .74 −1.2 (−6.9, 4.5) .68
ATV-r (vs EFV) 0.00 (−0.02, 0.02) .92 0.00 (−0.02, 0.02) .82 −1.2 (−6.9, 4.5) .67 −0.3 (−6.3, 5.6) .91
Male (vs female) 0.00 (−0.03, 0.03) >.99 0.01 (−0.02, 0.03) .54 −0.9 (−8.8, 7.0) .82 1.0 (−7.4, 9.4) .81
Age, y 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) .25 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) .23 0.2 (−0.1, 0.5) .26 0.2 (−0.1, 0.5) .30
Race/ethnicity N/A .25a N/A .19a N/A .57a N/A .58a
Black non-Hispanic (vs White non-Hispanic) 0.00 (−0.02, 0.03) .67a 0.00 (−0.02, 0.03) .68 0.1 (−6.4, 6.7) .96 0.3 (−6.6, 7.2) .93
Hispanic (White non-Hispanic reference) 0.01 (−0.02, 0.04) .54 0.02 (−0.01, 0.04) .23 0.4 (−8.1, 8.9) .92 2.5 (−6.2, 11.2) .57
Other (White non-Hispanic reference) −0.05 (−0.11, 0.00) .070 −0.05 (−0.11, 0.01) .092 −12.9 (−31.2, 5.3) .16 −11.3 (−29.7, 7.1) .23
HIV-1 RNA, log10 copies/mL −0.01 (−0.03, 0.00) .12 −0.01 (−0.03, 0.01) .31 −2.7 (−7.2, 1.7) .22 −1.6 (−6.8, 3.7) .55
CD4+ count (100 cells/uL) 0.01 (0.00, 0.01) .031 0.00 (0.00, 0.01) .26 1.7 (0.0, 3.5) .051 1.2 (−0.9, 3.2) .26
BMI (5) 0.01 (0.00, 0.02) .012 0.01 (0.00, 0.02) .046 3.7 (0.5, 6.9) .022 3.1 (−0.3, 6.5) .077

NOTE. Boldface type indicates statistical significance. ABC, abacavir; ATV/r, atazanavir-ritonavir; BMI, body mass index calculated as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters; CI, confidence interval; EFV, efavirenz; FTC, emtricitabine; HIV-1, human immunodeficiency virus type 1; Param. est., parameter estimate; TAT, total adipose tissue; TDF, tenofovir DF; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; 3TC, lamivudine.

a

 Global test, 3 df.