Table 3. Final model for cIMT compared with the ELSA-Brasil control group.
| Univariable Models | Unweighted | Weighted* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Estimate | 95%CI | p-value | Estimate | 95%CI | p-value |
| Group: HIV | -0.0434 | -0.0549;-0.0319 | <0.01 | -0.007 | -0.0282;0.015 | 0.55 |
| Multivariable Models | Unweighted | Weighted* | ||||
| Variable | Estimate | 95%CI | p-value | Estimate | 95%CI | p-value |
| Group: HIV | 0.0038 | -0.0063;0.0139 | 0.46 | 0.002 | -0.0167;0.0208 | 0.83 |
| Age (10 year) | 0.062 | 0.06;0.065 | <0.01 | 0.066 | 0.058;0.075 | <0.01 |
| Gender: Female | -0.0247 | -0.029;-0.0203 | <0.01 | -0.0188 | -0.0322;-0.0054 | 0.01 |
| Schooling > = High School: Yes | -0.0168 | -0.0227;-0.0109 | <0.01 | -0.0183 | -0.0323;-0.0044 | 0.01 |
| Smoking: former | 0.0067 | 0.0021;0.0113 | <0.01 | 0.0068 | -0.0087;0.0223 | 0.39 |
| Smoking: current | 0.0257 | 0.0196;0.0317 | <0.01 | 0.0087 | -0.0094;0.0268 | 0.35 |
| Family History of AMI or stroke: Yes | 0.0109 | 0.0064;0.0154 | <0.01 | 0.0254 | 0.0076;0.0432 | 0.01 |
| History of CVD: Yes | 0.0136 | 0.0044;0.0228 | <0.01 | 0.02 | -0.0093;0.0492 | 0.18 |
| Hypertension: Yes | 0.0331 | 0.0284;0.0378 | <0.01 | 0.0287 | 0.0152;0.0422 | <0.01 |
| Diabetes Mellitus: Yes | 0.0165 | 0.0109;0.0221 | <0.01 | 0.0156 | 0;0.0312 | 0.05 |
| BMI in Kg/m2 | 0.0027 | 0.0023;0.0032 | <0.01 | 0.0018 | 0.0006;0.0031 | 0.01 |
| Total Cholesterol in mg/dL | 0.0003 | 0.0002;0.0003 | <0.01 | 0.0003 | 0.0001;0.0005 | <0.01 |
| HDL in mg/dL | -0.0005 | -0.0006;-0.0003 | <0.01 | -0.0006 | -0.001;-0.0002 | <0.01 |
| Use of lipid-lowering drug: Yes | 0.006 | -0.0003;0.0124 | 0.06 | -0.0024 | -0.0186;0.0138 | 0.77 |
* Point estimates of weighted models are not interpretable and are shown for the sake of full data availability
Abbreviations: AMI–acute myocardial infarction; CVD–cardiovascular disease; BMI–body mass index; HDL–high density lipoprotein.