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. 2017 Aug 17;12(8):e0183511. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183511

Table 2. Unadjusted comparisons of endothelial function parameters amongst the three study groups.

Vascular variable HIV+ART+ HIV+ART- HIV- p-Value
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