Table 1.

Demographic characteristics

	HIV		Control
	Mean or %	N*	Mean or %	N*	p-value
Age in years ± s.d.	43.4 ± 0.8	66	39.0 ± 2.0	19	0.06
Body Mass Index ± s.d.	23.9 ± 0.7	40	30.2 ± 5.0	9	0.1
Male sex	86.4%	66	63.2%	19	0.02
Alcohol/Drug use	63.2%	57	22.2%	9	0.02
Cocaine use	29.8%	57	22.2%	9	1.0†
Smoking	40.7%	54	16.7%	6	0.39
Overweight	30.6%	49	66.7%	9	0.06†
Diabetes Mellitus	5.6%	54	11.1%	9	0.47†
Hypertension	36.4%	55	22.2%	9	0.71†
Hyperlipidemia	23.6%	55	22.2%	9	1.0†
Family History of CAD	11.4%	44	0.0%	5	1.0†
Duration of HIV in years + s.d.	9.3 + 5.8	61	N/A	0	N/A
Duration of ART in years + s.d.	4.6 + 3.5	50	N/A	0	N/A
Last CD4 Count + s.d.	128 + 155	59	N/A	0	N/A

^*Number of patients for whom data was available for the given demographic characteristic

^†Fisher’s Exact p-value; ART: antiretroviral therapy; CAD: coronary artery disease; CD4: T4 helper T-cell