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Table 3 Prevalence of abnormal lipid levels among first-line ART-treated patients and ART-naïve patients in Yaounde, Cameroon

From: First-line antiretroviral therapy and dyslipidemia in people living with HIV-1 in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Lipid parameter

First-line ART-treated

n = 138(%)

ART-naïve

n = 138(%)

p

Total cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/dl

52 (37.7)

33 (24.6)

0.013

HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dl

55 (39.9)

51 (37.0)

0.620

LDL cholesterol ≥ 130 mg/dl

64 (46.4)

29 (21.0)

< 0.001

Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dl

60 (43.5)

53 (38.4)

0.392

TC/HDL cholesterol ratio ≥ 5

49 (35.5)

19 (13.8)

< 0.001

  1. ART, antiretroviral therapy; TC, total cholesterol.