Table 5.

Correlations among cytokines and lipid parameters in HIV-infected ART-receiving participants

Plasma parameter	IL-4	TNF-α	TC	HDL	TC/HDL
IL-10 (pg/mL)	0.0195 P=0.058	0.2650 P<0.0001*	0.0131 P=0.8600	−0.0259 P=0.7509	0.0526 P=0.5181
IL-4 (pg/mL)	–	0.1041 P=0.332	0.0655 P=3757	−0.0314 P=7004	0.0511 P=0.5305
TNF-α (pg/mL)	–	–	0.0880 P=2337	0.0650 P=4246	−0.0026 P=9747
TC (mg/dL)	–	–	–	0.1466 P=0.0706	0.2215 P=0.0059*
HDL (mg/dL)	–	–	–	–	−0.4192 P<0.0001*

Note:

^*P<0.05.

Abbreviations: IL, interleukin; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-alpha; TC, total cholesterol; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; ART, antiretroviral therapy.