TABLE 1.

Selected biochemical variables in the control group and in HIV-infected patients

Parameter	Control group(n = 385)	HIV-infected patients(n = 207)	P
Cholesterol (mmol/l)	5.28 (0.98)	4.89 (1.23)	<0.001
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	1.1 (0.5-2.6)	1.5 (0.6-8.5)	<0.001
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)	1.48 (0.39)	1.18 (0.45)	<0.001
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)	3.20 (0.95)	2.75 (0.96)	<0.001
Apolipoprotein A-I (g/l)	1.69 (0.28)	1.38 (0.31)	<0.001
Oxidized LDL (U/l)	84.5 (81.8-88.7)	81.5 (40.5-145.9)	0.951

Results are presented as means and SD in parentheses (parametric) or as medians and 95% CI in parenthesis (nonparametric).