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Table 2 Prevalence of individual risk factors for cardiovascular disease

From: Association of predicted 10 years cardiovascular mortality risk with duration of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected individuals in Durban, South Africa

Characteristic

Range

Overall

(384)

n (%)

Male (128)

n (%)

Female (256)

n (%)

p-value

BMI (Kg/m2)

Underweight

12 (4.4)

7 (7.9)

5 (2.7)

< 0.001

Normal

115 (42.4)

53 (59.6)

62 (34.1)

Overweight

75 (27.7)

21 (23.6)

54 (29.7)

Obese

69 (25.5)

8 (9)

61 (33.5)

Blood pressure (mmHg)

< 130/80

163 (79.1)

42 (75)

121 (80.7)

0.373

≥ 130/80

43 (20.9)

14 (25)

29 (19.3)

Plasma glucose

(mmol/L)

< 5.6

182 (74)

54 (69.2)

128 (76.2)

0.247

≥ 5.6

64 (26)

24 (30.8)

40 (23.8)

Triglycerides

(mmol/L)

< 1.7

74 (66.7)

19 (63.3)

55 (67.9)

0.650

≥ 1.7

37 (33.3)

11 (36.7)

26 (32.1)

Low HDL

(mmol/L)

Male < 1.03,

Female < 1.29

55 (49.1)

9 (29)

46 (56.8)

< 0.01

Male ≥ 1.03,

Female > 1.29

57 (50.9)

22 (71)

35 (43.2)