Table 2.
Metabolic parameters in perinatally HIV-infected youth by insulin resistance status.
Characteristic | N (IR−/IR+) | IR− [median (IQR)] | IR+ [median (IQR)] | P value |
Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 50/25 | 85 (80, 89) | 88 (84, 93) | 0.007** |
Fasting Insulin (μU/ml) | 50/25 | 10.9 (6.9, 13.5) | 24.7 (22.4, 32.2) | <0.001*** |
HOMA-IR | 50/25 | 2.3 (1.4, 2.8) | 5.9 (4.6, 7.4) | <0.001*** |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 49/25 | 153 (129, 172) | 182 (151, 198) | 0.012* |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 49/25 | 79 (54, 98) | 110 (88, 179) | <0.001*** |
LDL (mg/dl) | 49/25 | 86 (73, 100) | 101 (68, 126) | 0.078 |
HDL (mg/dl) | 49/25 | 50 (41, 58) | 49 (43, 56) | 0.923 |
Wilcoxon Rank Sum test was used for statistical analyses. HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; IR, insulin resistance.
*P ≤ 0.05.
**P ≤ 0.01.
***P ≤ 0.001.