Table 3.
Factors associated with TC, LDL and HDL cholesterol levels (final multivariate models)
| Total Cholesterol | LDL cholesterol | HDL cholesterol | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Coefficient (95% CI) |
p-value | Coefficient (95% CI) |
p-value | Coefficient (95% CI) |
p-value |
| HIV/HCV status | ||||||
| HIV only | −20.6 (−33.4, −7.7) | 0.002 | −11.4 (−22.9, 0.15) | 0.05 | −9.1 (−14.4, −3.8) | 0.0008 |
| HCV only | −22.4 (−33.7, −11.2) | <0.001 | −21.4 (−34.8, −8.1) | 0.001 | −0.9 (−10.4, 8.5) | 0.84 |
| HIV / HCV coinfected | −28.7 (−38.4, −18.9) | <0.001 | −20.3 (−28.9, −11.6) | <0.0001 | −6.8 (−10.8, −2.9) | 0.0006 |
| HIV-/HCV- (ref.) | ref. | --- | ref. | --- | ref. | --- |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 1.1 (0.06, 2.2) | 0.04 | 1.2 (0.6, 2.3) | 0.04 | ||
| Triglycerides (per 10 mg/dL) |
2.2 (1.4, 3.1) | <0.0001 | 0.87 (0.08, 1.7) | 0.03 | −0.60 (−0.83, −0.37) | <0.0001 |
| Glucose (per 10 mg/dL) |
3.5 (1.3, 5.7) | 0.002 | 2.5 (0.44, 4.5) | 0.02 | ||
| Hazardous Drinker | −7.8 (−15.7, 0.10) | 0.05 | ||||
| Female | 4.6 (−0.1, 9.4) | 0.06 | ||||
| Amerindios ethnicity | 5.3 (0.8, 9.8) | 0.02 | ||||
| C-Reactive Protein (Reactive =Yes) |
−4.4 (−8.2, −0.6) | 0.02 | ||||