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. 2017 Jul 26;65(10):1695–1702. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix643

Table 1.

Cohort Characteristics (n = 405)

Characteristic Value
Age at entry, median (IQR), y 37 (34–41)
Age at menopause, median (IQR), y 49 (47–52)
Duration of follow-up, median (IQR), y 12.3 (7.1–15.2)
Race/ethnicity, %
 Non-Hispanic white 20.5
 Non-Hispanic black 57.8
 Hispanic 21.7
FIB-4, median (IQR)
 Entry 1.3 (0.9–1.9)
 Last available measure 2.2 (1.4–4.2)
Fibrosis of stage 3 or higher by FIB-4, %a
 Entry 5.9
 Last available measure 32.4
APRI, median (IQR)
 Entry 0.55 (0.38–0.92)
 Last available measure 0.68 (0.37–1.56)
Fibrosis of stage 3 or higher by APRI, %b
 Entry 5.7
 Last available measure 19.8
Heavy alcohol use, %
 Entry 12.5
 Last available measure 6.2
Marijuana use, %
 Entry 27.6
 Last available measure 16.5
CD4 cell count, median (IQR), cells/μL
 Entry 381 (226–567)
 Last available measure 311 (108–574)
HIV RNA, IU/mL, median (IQR)
 Entry 15000 (1606–67000)
 Last available measure 280 (20–45000)
Undetectable HIV RNA at last available measure, % 25.9
ART use during study, % 88.2
HCV RNA, IU/mL, median (IQR)
 Entry 2.2 million (580 000–4.0 million)
 Last available measure 2.4 million (745 000–5.4 million)
HCV treatment history (any type), % 22.9
Direct-acting antiviral HCV treatment, % 2.0
HCV genotype, %c
 1 88.1
 2 2.7
 3 7.1
Positive hepatitis B surface antigen, % 2.5
History of diabetes mellitus, % 27.2
Metabolic syndrome, %
 Entry 0.7
 Last available measure 10.6
HOMA-IR, median (IQR)
 Entry 2.93 (1.60–5.11)
 Last available measure 3.31 (1.82–5.71)
Fasting glucose ever ≥110 mg/dL, % 23.0
Fasting triglycerides ever ≥150 mg/dL, % 43.4
Waist circumference ever >88 cm, % 58.3
HDL ever <50 mg/dL, % 53.3
Body mass index, kg/m2, median (IQR) 25.2 (22.3–28.7)
 Entry
 Last available measure 24.7 (21.0–29.3)
Hormone replacement therapy, % 17.9

Abbreviations: APRI, aspartate aminotransferase platelet ratio index; ART, antiretroviral therapy; FIB-4, fibrosis 4; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance; IQR, interquartile range.

aDefined as FIB-4 >3.25.

bDefined as APRI >1.5.

cHCV genotype was missing in 30% of the cohort