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. 2013 Jul 18;8(7):e68953. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068953

Table 2. Association between length of exposure to antiretroviral drugs ever used and LDUO.

Development of LDUO during the study
No (n = 177) Yes (n = 15) P No (n = 177) Yes (n = 15) P
Drug Used, no. (%) Time (years), mean (SD)
Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
ABC Yes 45 (25.4) 5 (33.3) 0.50 4.1 (2.6) 5.24 (2.6) 0.40
No 132 (74.6) 10 (66.7)
3TC Yes 73 (41.2) 8 (53.3) 0.36 7.73 (4.01) 5.75 (3.64) 0.15
No 104 (58.8) 7 (46.7)
FTC Yes 90 (50.8) 9 (60) 0.49 2.74 (1.48) 2.26 (1.13) 0.25
No 87 (49.2) 6 (40)
TDF Yes 100 (56.5) 6 (40) 0.79 3.69 (2.2) 2.99 (1.91) 0.24
No 77 (43.5) 9 (60)
Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
EFV Yes 59 (33.3) 3 (20) 0.28 5.68 (3.22) 2.93 (2.4) 0.1
No 118 (66·7) 12 (80)
ETV Yes 7 (3.9) 0 0.43 1.88 (1.07)
No 170 (96.1) 15 (100)
NVP Yes 18 (11.3) 1 (6.6) 0.66 5.42 (3.9) 3 (0.122) 0.24
No 159 (88.7) 14 (93.4)
Protease Inhibitors *
ATV Yes 30 (16.9) 4 (26.6) 0.34 3.35 (2.03) 2.87 (0.405) 0.64
No 147 (83.1) 11 (73.4)
DRV Yes 19 (10.7) 2 (13.3) 0.75 3.44 (3.65) 3.2 (2.89) 0.91
No 158 (89.3) 13 (86.7)
SQV Yes 15 (8.5) 3 (20) 0.14 4.83 (3.4) 4.55 (1.82) 0.89
No 162 (91.5) 12 (80)
LPV Yes 46 (25.9) 6 (40) 0.24 4.22 (2.67) 3.12 (1.38) 0.16
No 131 (74.1) 9 (60)
CCR5 co-receptor antagonist
MVC Yes 5 (2.8) 0 0.51 1.56 (1.16)
No 172 (97.2) 15 (100)
Integrase Inhibitor
RAL Yes 20 (11.3) 2 (13.3) 0.81 1.78 (0.8) 1.82 (0.13) 0.84
No 157 (88.7) 13 (86.7)

Abbreviations: liver damage of unknown origin (LDUO), standard deviation (SD), Abacavir (ABC), lamivudine (3TC), emtricitabine (FTC), tenofovir (TDF), efavirenz (EFV), etravirine (ETV), nevirapine (NVP), atazanavir (ATV), darunavir (DRV) saquinavir (SQV), lopinavir (LPV), maraviroc (MVC), raltegravir (RAL).

*

All protease inhibitors were boosted with ritonavir (100 mg).