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Table 4 Prevalence of abnormal lipid profiles among patients treated with NNRTIs 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

EFV-based n=46 (%)

NVP-based n=67 (%)

P value

TC > 200 mg/dl

18 (39.1)

31 (46.3)

0.45

HDL-c < 40 mg/dl

22 (47.8)

27 (40.3)

0.43

LDL-c > 130 mg/dl

14 (30.4)

24 (35.8)

0.55

TG > 150 mg/dl

25 (54.3)

38 (56.7)

0.80

TC/HDL ratio > 5

22 (47.8)

29 (43.3)

0.63

  1. TC, total cholesterol; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; EFV, Efavirenz; NVP, Nevirapine; p, significance level.
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