Table 8.

Least Squares Multivariable Regression Model of Factors Entering Multivariables Regression Models to Predict Coronary Plaque in the HIV Cohort^a

Parameter	Total Plaque Segments		Noncalcified Plaque Segments
	β-Estimate	P Value	β-Estimate	P Value
Race (white vs non-white)	0.557	.01
Age	0.099	.001	0.037	.04
Smoking status (yes vs no)	0.397	.06
MCP-1, pg/mL	0.004	.04
Log+1 aspartame, mg/ day	0.477	.04	0.357	.007

Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1.

^aR² = 0.26, P < .0001 for total plaque segments and R² = 0.10, P = .003 for noncalcified plaque segments.