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. 2015 Nov 10;101(1):151–156. doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-3058

Table 2.

Body Composition and Metabolic Parameters Among Subjects With HIV Infection and Controls Without HIV

HIV Subjects Controls P Value
n 46 12
BMI, kg/m2 29.7 ± 6.2 28.0 ± 5.2 .29
Body fat, % 32.5 ± 8.9 31.8 ± 7.2 .99
Total body mass, kg 87.1 ± 19.1 84.6 ± 17.2 .74
Lean body mass, kg 54.8 ± 9.9 54.1 ± 8.6 .97
Resting energy expenditure, kcal/d 1772 ± 319 1665 ± 150 .32
Respiratory quotient 0.81 ± 0.05 0.79 ± 0.05 .15
Ra glycerol, μmol/kg/min 3.8 ± 2.2 3.6 ± 1.7 .83
Fasting glucose, mg/dL 97.0 ± 16 93.5 ± 9.3 .77
Fasting insulin, μIU/mL 10.0 ± 9.5 8.1 ± 6.9 .62
7.5 [3.1–13.5]a 6.2 [2.5–11.9]a
Free fatty acid, μEq/L 0.50 ± 0.22 0.55 ± 0.18 .36
Total cholesterol, mg/dL 172 ± 33 181 ± 46 .44
Triglycerides, mg/dL 130 ± 73 154 ± 82 .38
114 [87–153]a 167 [68–209]a
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL 50 ± 14 41 ± 11 .11
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL 97 ± 32 109 ± 34 .22
MRI measures
    Subcutaneous adipose tissue, mL 659 ± 438 604 ± 349 .89
    VAT, mL 573 ± 212 492 ± 141 .34
    Skeletal muscle fat, % 2.1 ± 2.5 1.6 ± 1.4 .74
1.1 [0.5–2.3]a 1.2 [0.5–2.0]a
    Liver fat, % 7.5 ± 12.3 16.2 ± 19.2 .03
3.6 [1.1–8.3]a 11.4 [3.0–16.7]
    Intramyocardial lipid, % 1.5 ± 1.4 1.4 ± 1.3 .56
1.3 [0.5–2.0]a 0.7 [0.5–2.3]a

Abbreviations: HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein. Values represent mean ± standard deviation, unless stated otherwise.

a

Median [interquartile range].