Table 4.
Comparison of patients with dyslipidemia at baseline and follow-up.
| Baseline | ||||
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| ART history | ||||
| Type of dyslipidemia | ART naïve (n = 23) | ART experienced (n = 148) | Total (N = 171) | P ∗ |
| Elevated TC/n (%) | 1 (4.4%) | 55 (37.2%) | 56 (32.8%) | 0.020 |
| Depressed HDL/n (%) | 17 (73.9%) | 77 (52.0%) | 94 (55.0%) | 0.050 |
| Elevated LDL/n (%) | 5 (21.7%) | 34 (23.0%) | 39 (22.8%) | 0.896 |
| Elevated TC/HDL ratio/n (%) | 6 (26.1%) | 35 (23.7%) | 41 (24.0%) | 0.799 |
| Dyslipidemia/n (%) | 19 (82.6%) | 117 (79.1%) | 136 (79.5%) | 0.694 |
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| Nine-month follow-up | ||||
| ART history | ||||
| Type of dyslipidemia | ART naïve (n = 23) | ART experienced (n = 148) | Total (N = 171) | P ∗∗ |
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| Elevated TC/n (%) | 0 (0%) | 23 (15.9%) | 23 (13.7%) | 0.040 |
| Depressed HDL/n (%) | 9 (39.1%) | 69 (46.6%) | 78 (45.6%) | 0.502 |
| Elevated LDL/n (%) | 2 (34.8%) | 30 (20.3%) | 38 (22.2%) | 0.119 |
| Elevated TC/HDL ratio/n (%) | 2 (88.70%) | 17 (11.6%) | 19 (11.2%) | 0.685 |
| Dyslipidemia/n (%) | 14 (60.9%) | 96 (64.9%) | 110 (64.3%) | 0.710 |
Note: SD: Standard deviation; level of significance is set at P < 0.05; ∗ P from t-test comparison of means; ∗∗ P from McNemar chi square tests for paired data by time of visit; cutoff values according to NCEP guidelines [20]: elevated TC > 5.2 mmol/L, depressed HDL < 1.1 mmol/L, elevated LDL > 3.2 mmol/L, and elevated TC/HDL ratio > 4.5.