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Table 1 Baseline descriptors

From: Combination antiretroviral therapy and chronic HIV infection affect serum retinoid concentrations: longitudinal and cross-sectional assessments

Descriptor

Group 1

N = 10

Group 2

N = 12

Group 3

N = 28

P value*

Age (years)

   

P = 0.06

Median (range)

41.5 (36-51)

48.4 (35.4-53.5)

36.5(21.0-63.0)

 

Mean (SEM)

42.7 (1.8)

47.5 (1.4)

38.6 (2.4)

 

95% CI

38.7, 46.7

44.5, 50.6

33.6, 43.5

 

Triglycerides (mmol/L)**

   

P < 0.01:G1vs.G3

P < 0.01:G2 vs.G3

Median (range)

2.3 (1.1-4.6)

2.0 (0.7-5.4)

0.8 (0.4-3.0)

 

Mean (SEM)

2.4 (0.3)

2.5 (0.4)

1.1 (0.1)

 

95% CI

1.7, 3.1

1.5, 3.4

0.8, 1.3

 

Cholesterol (mmol/L)**

   

P > 0.05

Median (range)

5.5 (3.9-7.7)

4.0 (1.5-6.4)

4.8 (3.2-7.0)

 

Mean (SEM)

5.3 (0.4)

4.0 (0.4)

4.8 (0.2)

 

95% CI

4.5, 6.2

3.2, 4.7

4.5, 5.2

 
  1. * P values using Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Dunnett's test for multiple comparisons
  2. ** For conversion from SI units to metric: for triglycerides mmol/L × 88.57 and for cholesterol mmol/L × 38.67.