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Table 3 Prevalence of abnormal lipid profiles among patients treated with NRTIs based first-line antiretrovirals in Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia

From: Prevalence of dyslipidemia among HIV-infected patients using first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy in Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional comparative group study

Lipid profile

ZDV-based n=58 (%)

d4T-based n=55 (%)

p-value

TC ≥ 200 mg/dl

25 (43.1)

24 (43.6)

0.95

HDL-c < 40 mg/dl

24 (41.4)

25 (45.4)

0.66

LDL-c ≥ 130 mg/dl

20 (34.5)

18 (32.7)

0.84

TG ≥ 150 mg/dl

32 (55.2)

31 (56.4)

0.41

TC/HDL-c ratio ≥5

24 (41.4)

27 (49.1)

0.89

  1. TC, total cholesterol; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; ZDV, Zidovudine; d4T, stavudine; p, significance level.
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