Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of study groups (mean ± SEM).

Parameter	Controls (n=10)	HIV (n=10)	P value
Age (years)	37 ± 2	41 ± 1	NS
Body Mass Index (kg·m-2)	36 ± 4	40 ± 3	NS
Duration of HIV (years)		10 ± 1
Duration of HAART (years)		11 ± 1
CD4+ count (cell·ml-3)	1254 ± 50	448 ± 40	<0.001
Viral load (copies·ml-1)		328 ± 15
Systolic BP (mmHg)	117 ± 3	106 ± 3	NS
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	77 ± 2	65 ± 2.3	NS
Plasma BUN (mg·dl-1)	12 ± 1	11 ± 1	NS
Plasma creatinine (mg·dl-1)	0.80 ± 0.02	0.75 ± 0.01	NS
Total cholesterol (mg·dl-1)	179 ± 6	173 ± 11	NS
HDL cholesterol (mg·dl-1)	47 ± 2	51 ± 5	NS
LDL cholesterol (mg·dl-1)	109 ± 6	98 ± 9	NS
Triglyceride (mg·dl-1)	117 ± 34	124 ± 18	NS
Plasma glucose (mg·dl-1)	81 ± 2	90 ± 4	NS