Table 3.
The echocardiographic measurements of cardiac function and cIMT in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents and healthy controls
| Perinatally HIV-infected adolescents (n = 100)a | Healthy controls (n=50) |
Pb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LVEF (%) | 66 (53.50–86)% | 66 (55–78)% | 0.825 |
| Mean PAP (mmHg) | 20 (13–33) | 19 (12–29) | 0.380 |
| LVIMP | 0.30 (0.05–0.53) | 0.24 (0.06–0.47) | 0.004 |
| Proximal CCA IMT (mm) | 0.380 (0.283–0.477) | 0.375 (0.308–0.456) | 0.398 |
| Distal CCA IMT (mm) | 0.388 (0.272–0.475) | 0.380 (0.321–0.480) | 0.541 |
| ICA IMT(mm) | 0.350 (0.260–0.513) | 0.355 (0.302–0.452) | 0.464 |
| Overall cIMT (mm) | 0.373 (0.284–0.451) | 0.371 (0.324–0.446) | 0.744 |
a
The values were presented in medians (ranges) unless stated otherwise.
b
P-values were calculated using χ2 test, Fisher’s exact test, or Mann-Whitney rank sum test as appropriate.
Abbreviations: cIMT, carotid intima-media thickness; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PAP, pulmonary artery pressure; LVIMP, left ventricular index of myocardial performance; IMT, intima-media thickness; ICA, internal carotid artery.