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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biomarkers. 2016 Sep 20;22(1):55–62. doi: 10.1080/1354750X.2016.1204002

Table 2.

Relationships between Kallistatin Levels and Variables of Interest for All HIV-infected Subjects.

A. Correlations between Kallistatin Levels and Variables of Interest

Variable Baseline Changes over 24 Weeks

Markers of Inflammation and Coagulation

hsCRP R = −0.29; P = 0.0005 R = −0.15; P = 0.08
IL-6 R = −0.23; P = 0.007 R = −0.19; P = 0.03
sTNFR-I R = −0.12; P = 0.18 R = −0.09; P = 0.31
sTNFR-II R = −0.77; P = 0.38 R = −0.06; P = 0.49
sVCAM-1 R = 0.03; P = 0.77 R = −0.86; P = 0.32
sICAM-1 R = −0.004; P = 0.96 R = 0.04; P = 0.65
D-dimer R = −0.8; P = 0.36 R = 0.05; P = 0.57
Fibrinogen R = −0.23; P = 0.007 R = −0.05; P = 0.54

Markers of Subclinical Vascular Disease

CCA IMT R = −0.09; P = 0.31 N/A
FMD R = 0.09; P = 0.30 N/A

Demographics, Clinical, and Metabolic Parameters

Age R = −0.12; P = 0.18 N/A
Body mass index R = 0.04; P = 0.65 R = 0.20; P = 0.82
Systolic BP R = 0.08; P = 0.34 R = 0.07; P = 0.43
Diastolic BP R = 0.07; P = 0.39 R = −0.04; P = 0.64
LDL cholesterol R = −0.03; P = 0.72 R = 0.1; P = 0.90
HDL cholesterol R = −0.06; P = 0.47 R = −0.90; P = 0.31
Triglycerides R = 0.13; P = 0.14 R = 0.18; P = 0.04
HOMA-IR R = 0.18; P = 0.04 R = 0.09; P = 0.28

HIV Variables

CD4+ cell count R = −0.12; P = 0.16 N/A
Nadir CD4+ cell count R = −0.01; P = 0.91 N/A
HIV-1 RNA level* R = 0.07; P = 0.72 N/A
HIV duration R = −0.03; P = 0.77 N/A
NRTI duration R = −0.02; P = 0.08 N/A
PI duration R = 0.08; P = 0.41 N/A
NNRTI duration R = 0.004; P = 0.97 N/A

B. Differences in Kallistatin Levels in Sub-groups Based on Dichotomous Variables

Variable Kallistatin Level, μg/mL P

CAC = 0 28.6 (18.7, 42.1) 0.84

CAC >0 28.4 (19.7, 38.0)

Detectable HIV-1 RNA 28.5 (20.1, 40.4) 0.58

Undetectable HIV-1 RNA 28.3 (16.7, 34.0)

Male sex 28.3 (19.7, 37.5) 0.31

Female sex 32.5 (17.0, 53.4)

Black race 27. (17.9, 39.5) 0.42

Non-black race 30.5 (22.7, 40.0)

Current smoker 26.7 (19.5, 38.8) 0.72

Current non-smoker 29.7 (19.2, 41.2)

hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IL-6, interleukin-6; sTNFR-I, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor-I; sTNFR-II, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor-II; sVCAM-1, soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1; sICAM-1, soluble intracellular adhesion molecule-1; CCA IMT, common carotid artery intima-media thickness; FMD, flow-mediated vasodilation; BP, blood pressure; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; NRTI, nucleoside/nucleotide analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor; PI, protease inhibitor; NNRTI, non-nucleoside/nucleotide analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor; CAC, coronary artery calcium