Table 3.
Prevalence of abnormal lipid levels among first-line ART-treated patients and ART-naïve patients in Yaounde, Cameroon
| Lipid parameter | First-line ART-treated n = 138(%) |
ART-naïve n = 138(%) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/dl | 52 (37.7) | 33 (24.6) | 0.013 |
| HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dl | 55 (39.9) | 51 (37.0) | 0.620 |
| LDL cholesterol ≥ 130 mg/dl | 64 (46.4) | 29 (21.0) | < 0.001 |
| Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dl | 60 (43.5) | 53 (38.4) | 0.392 |
| TC/HDL cholesterol ratio ≥ 5 | 49 (35.5) | 19 (13.8) | < 0.001 |
ART, antiretroviral therapy; TC, total cholesterol.