Table 3.
The carotid intima-media thickness in group with HIV and the control group without HIV
| Characteristics | Group with HIV
(Total=60) |
Group without HIV
(Total=30) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median proximal CCA IMT (mm, IQR) | 0.650 (0.580–0.728) | 0.635 (0.577–0.690) | 0.362 |
| Median mid CCA IMT (mm, IQR) | 0.673 (0.605–0.748) | 0.646 (0.595–0.692) | 0.114 |
| Median distal CCA IMT (mm, IQR) | 0.698 (0.645–0.793) | 0.675 (0.625–0.715) | 0.180 |
| Median overall cIMT (mm, IQR) | 0.665 (0.613–0.743) | 0.649 (0.612–0.743) | 0.277 |
| Plaque detected (n) | 6 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0.073 |
CCA: common carotid artery; cIMT: carotid intima-media thickness; IMT: intima-media thickness,