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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of HIV-infected patients on HAART with and without insulin resistance (IR)

From: Insulin resistance by homeostasis model assessment in HIV-infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy: cross-sectional study

Clinical characteristics

Total (n = 219)

No IR (n = 144)

IR (n = 75)

P

SBP, mmHg

104.7 ± 11.9

103.6 ± 11.4

106.8 ± 12.6

0.060

DBP, mmHg

68.5 ± 8.2

67.5 ± 7.8

70.4 ± 8.6

0.013

Weight, Kg

64.7 ± 11.5

63.0 ± 11.6

67.9 ± 10.7

0.003

BMI, Kg/m2

24.5 ± 3.6

23.8 ± 3.6

25.6 ± 3.5

0.001

BMI categories

   

0.001

  Underweight, n (%)

10 (4.6)

9 (6.3)

1 (1.3)

0.535

  Normal weight, n (%)

121 (55.3)

91 (63.2)

30 (40.0)

Reference

  Overweight, n (%)

70 (32.0)

35 (24.3)

35 (46.7)

0.011

  Obesity, n (%)

18 (8.2)

9 (6.3)

9 (12.0)

<0.001

Abdominal circumf. (cm)

88.3 ± 9.5

86.8 ± 9.8

91.1 ± 8.2

0.001

  Male, cm

88.8 ± 9.0

88.2 ± 9.2

90.1 ± 8.5

0.219

  Female, cm

87.1 ± 10.3

83.9 ± 10.3

93.3 ± 7.2

<0.001

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure, SD standard deviation