Table 2.

Laboratory Evaluation by Microalbuminuria Status

Characteristic or laboratory value	All (n = 182)	No Microalbuminuria (n = 156)	Microalbuminuria (n = 26)	p-value
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	0.93 ± 0.20	0.9 ± 0.2	1.0 ± 0.2	0.37
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)	178 ± 40	176 ± 40	186 ± 42	0.29
LDL (mg/dL)	102 ± 32	102 ± 31	102 ± 36	0.95
HDL (mg/dL)	49 ± 15	48 ± 13	51 ± 23	0.48
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	159 ± 122	151 ± 105	209 ± 187	0.13
Fibrinogen	330.1 ± 79.1	330.5 ± 80.5	327.6 ± 71.4	0.85
C-reactive Protein	2.1 ± 4.0	2.1 ± 3.8	2.1 ± 5	0.97
D-dimer (μg/mL)	0.5 ± 1.5	0.5 ± 1.6	0.4 ± 0.4	0.63
HIV RNA (log copies/mL)	2.1 ± 0.9	2.0 ± 0.8	2.3 ± 1.2	0.33
HIV RNA < 50 copies/mL, n (%)	127 (69.8)	111 (71.2)	16 (61.5)	0.32
CD4 count (cells/μL)	513 ± 277	534 ± 273	392 ± 276	0.02
CD4 count < 200 cells/μL, n (%)	19 (10.4)	11 (7.1)	8 (30.8)	0.0003
Nadir CD4 count (cells/μL)	168 ± 154	172 ± 152	148 ± 167	0.49

ACR, Albumin-to-creatinine ratio;

LDL, low-density lipoprotein;

HDL, high-density lipoprotein