Table 3.

Levels (median (IQR)) of MetS criteria by MetS status at week 96.

	MetS at ART initiation (N=450)	Follow-up at week 96 (N=378)
		MetS at ART initiation and week 96 (N=239)	MetS at ART initiation and no MetS at week 96 (N=139)
Waist circumference (cm)
ART initiation	101 (91, 109)	104 (96, 112)*	93 (85, 104)*
Week 96	101 (93, 110)	106 (98, 114)*	93 (86, 100)*
Change at week 96	1.5 (−3, 6)	2 (−3, 8) †	0 (−5, 4) †
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
ART initiation	130 (120, 139)	131 (120, 141) †	128 (120, 136) †
Week 96	127 (118, 138)	130 (120, 140)*	122 (113, 130)*
Change at week 96	−1 (−11, 7)	−1 (−10, 8) †	−3 (−12, 4) †
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
ART initiation	82 (75, 90)	83 (76, 90) †	81 (74, 88) †
Week 96	80 (74, 86)	80 (75, 87)‡	78 (72, 81) ‡
Change at week 96	−3 (−9, 4)	−2 (−9, 5) ‡	−5 (−9, 2) ‡
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)
ART initiation	32 (27, 37)	32 (27, 37) †	34 (29, 38) †
Week 96	39 (33, 48)	37 (31, 44)*	45 (40, 54)*
Change at week 96	8 (2, 13)	6 (2, 11)*	12 (5, 18)*
Fasting glucose (mg/dl)
ART initiation	92 (83, 104)	93 (84, 107) †	89 (80, 103) †
Week 96	97 (88, 108)	102 (92, 114)*	90 (83, 95)*
Change at week 96	5 (−5, 14)	6 (−3, 17) †	1.5 (−8, 10) †
Fasting triglycerides (mg/dl)
ART initiation	180 (126, 235)	184 (131, 237) †	175 (125, 227) †
Week 96	199 (135, 285)	223 (171, 301)*	135 (98, 201)*
Change at week 96	19 (−39, 93)	47 (−12, 131)*	−21 (−89 30)*

Comparison between patients with MetS at ART initiation and week 96 and patients with MetS at ART initiation and no MetS at week 96:

^*p-value<0.0001;

^†p<0.05;

^‡p>0.05