Table 2. Unadjusted comparisons of endothelial function parameters amongst the three study groups.
Vascular variable | HIV+ART+ | HIV+ART- | HIV- | p-Value |
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FMD, % | 3.48 (2.54) | 3.98 (2.95) | 3.24 (2.64) | 0.46 |
NTGMD, % | 9.05 (8.34) | 9.87 (3.76) | 10.94 (4.66) | 0.42 |
RHVTI, cm | 64.36 (23.56) | 67.55 (20.70) | 74.18 (22.22) | 0.17 |
FMD/RHVTI, %/cm | 0.06 (0.06) | 0.06 (0.05) | 0.05 (0.03) | 0.22 |
Note: Data presented as mean (standard deviation)
FMD, flow mediated dilation; NTGMD, nitroglycerin mediated dilation; RHVTI, reactive hyperemia velocity time integral; FMD/RHVTI, shear stress corrected FMD