Table 3.

Carotid Plaque characteristics in PLWHIV vs. uninfected individuals

	PLWHIV (n=209)	uninfected (n=168)	P value
Any plaque	72(34)	42(25)	0.04
Plaque score	1.8±3	1.21±3	0.03
Composition
Calcified plaque	6(3)	8(5)	0.33
Non-calcified plaque	38(18)	8(5)	<0.001
Partially calcified plaque	46(22)	34(20)	0.67
Stenosis
Moderate (>50%)	10(5)	2(1)	0.07
Severe (>70%)	3(1)	0(0)	0.25
Any high risk plaque	53(25)	27(16)	0.03
Spotty calcification	25(12)	13(8)	0.22
Low attenuation	34(16)	12(7)	0.007
Number of high risk plaque features			0.03
0	156(75)	141(82)
1	42(20)	22(13)
2	10(5)	5(3)
3	1(0.5)	0(0)

^*Values are mean±SD or n (%).