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. 2016 Mar 24;5(3):e002529. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.115.002529

Table 6.

Associations Between Presence of Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis and Long‐Term ART Use (≥36 Months) in the HIV Infected by Cocaine Use Status (ART Naïve as the Reference Group)

Outcome Variable Never Cocaine Use Chronic Cocaine Use
Unadjusted Adjusted for ACC/AHA Riska Adjusted for Propensity Scoreb Unadjusted Adjusted for ACC/AHA Riska Adjusted for Propensity Scoreb
PR (95% CI) P Value PR (95% CI) P Value PR (95% CI) P Value PR (95% CI) P Value PR (95% CI) P Value PR (95% CI) P Value
All subjects (N=679)
Presence of CAC 1.56 (1.07, 2.27) 0.020 1.39 (0.95, 2.03) 0.09 1.08 (0.87, 1.35) 0.47 1.99 (1.34, 2.91) 0.0006 1.88 (1.27, 2.78) 0.002 1.45 (0.98, 2.15) 0.06
Contrast‐enhanced CTA (N=559)
Any coronary plaque 1.48 (1.05, 2.10) 0.025 1.31 (0.93, 1.85) 0.12 1.13 (0.84, 1.35) 0.60 2.07 (1.48, 2.91) <0.0001 1.95 (1.40, 2.73) <0.0001 1.87 (1.19, 2.94) 0.007
Noncalcified plaque 1.41 (0.91, 2.18) 0.12 1.26 (0.81, 1.95) 0.31 1.07 (0.79, 1.45) 0.65 2.22 (1.46, 3.39) 0.0002 2.08 (1.37, 3.17) 0.0006 2.46 (1.30, 4.66) 0.006
Calcified plaque 1.53 (1.03, 2.29) 0.037 1.36 (0.91, 2.03) 0.14 1.17 (0.90, 1.53) 0.25 2.03 (1.36, 3.04) 0.0005 1.90 (1.27, 2.83) 0.002 1.55 (0.95, 2.51) 0.07
Coronary stenosis (>50%) 1.37 (0.65, 2.90) 0.41 1.26 (0.60, 2.71) 0.53 1.44 (0.88, 2.31) 0.15 1.89 (0.88, 4.04) 0.10 1.82 (0.85, 3.92) 0.12 1.35 (0.45, 4.05) 0.60
Subclinical CAD 1.37 (1.02, 1.83) 0.035 1.23 (0.93, 1.64) 0.15 1.04 (0.85, 1.27) 0.67 1.87 (1.40, 2.49) <0.0001 1.79 (1.35, 2.38) <0.0001 1.62 (1.17, 2.35) 0.011

ACC indicates American College of Cardiology; AHA, American Heart Association; ART, antiretroviral therapy; CAC, coronary artery calcium; subclinical CAD, either presence of CAC and/or any coronary stenosis; CTA, computed tomography angiography; PR, prevalence ratio.

a

Adjusted for cardiovascular risk defined by the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk.

b

Adjusted for propensity score.