Table 2:

Differences in demographics, past medical history, and HIV course for HIV-infected children with and without neuroimaging evidence of CVD.

	CVD+ (n = 7)	CVD− (n = 24)	p value
Demographics
Age	13.2 (1.6)	13.3 (2.4)	0.85
Sex male	2 (29%)	13 (54%)	0.39
Socioeconomic status index	6.8 (4.8)	7.5 (2.5)	0.77
Health indicators
Poor health by self-report	1 (14%)	2 (9%)	1.00
History of malnutrition	1 (14%)	5 (21%)	1.00
History of severe malnutrition	1 (14%)	2 (8%)	0.55
Height %	10 (6-27.5)	4 (2-15)	0.24
Weight %	24 (10-42.5)	4 (2-12.5)	0.01**
Number of hospitalizations	1 (1-2)	1 (1-2)	0.92
History of malaria	3 (43%)	16 (67%)	0.38
Cerebral malaria	0 (0%)	2 (8%)	1.00
History of TB	2 (29%)	9 (38%)	1.00
Opportunistic infections	1 (0.5-1)	0.5 (0-1.3)	0.70
HIV specific factors
Age of ART initiation	5 (4-6)	4 (2-7)	0.61
Initiation of ART before 1 yr	0 (0%)	3 (13%)	1.00
ART treatment interrupted	1 (14%)	2 (9%)	1.00
ART adherence issues	0 (0%)	3 (13%)	1.00
Worst WHO stage 4	2 (29%)	11 (46%)	0.67
Most recent CD4 < 200	0 (0%)	1 (4%)	1.00
Lowest CD4	372.1 (205.3)	455.3 (210.2)	0.37
Viral load ever detected	3 (43%)	11 (48%)	1.00
Protease inhibitor any use	2 (29%)	13 (54%)	0.39
Efavirenz any use	6 (86%)	14 (58%)	0.37