Prevalence and risk factors of high cholesterol and triglycerides among people with HIV in Texas

Buendia, Justin; Sears, Sabeena; Mgbere, Osaro

doi:10.1186/s12981-022-00467-y

AIDS Research and Therapy

Table 1 Baseline characteristics by high cholesterol or triglycerides status of people with HIV in Texas

From: Prevalence and risk factors of high cholesterol and triglycerides among people with HIV in Texas

Characteristic	High Cholesterol/Triglycerides Status						Test Statistics
Characteristic	Normal CHOL or TG		High CHOL or TG		Total		Test Statistics
Sex	N	%^§	N	%^§	N	%^§	Rao-Scott Chi-square value	p-value
Male	412	58	302	42	714	100	2.23	0.13 ns
Female	169	65	98	35	267	100	2.23	0.13 ns
Race/Ethnicity
White	106	53	103	47	209	100	12.77	< 0.01**
Black	293	69	140	31	433	100
Hispanic	147	55	137	45	284	100
Other	35	57	20	43	55	100
Age group (years)
18–39	250	80	64	20	314	100	63.97	< 0.001***
40–49	152	58	115	42	267	100
50–59	125	47	145	53	270	100
≥ 60	54	42	76	58	130	100
BMI (kg/m²)
18.5– < 25 (normal)	219	70	89	30	308	100	26.88	< 0.001***
25–< 30 (overweight)	149	48	159	52	308	100
≥ 30 (obesity)	134	49	142	51	276	100
Education
< High school	96	55	82	45	178	100	3.97	0.14 ns
High school/equivalent	170	65	98	35	268	100
> High school	314	59	220	41	534	100
Insurance
Private	207	59	153	41	360	100	8.25	0.041*
Public	243	56	180	44	423	100
Ryan White only	94	66	57	34	151	100
Unspecified/None	32	79	9	21	41	100
Poverty
Above	302	58	227	42	529	100	0.30	0.58 ns
At or below	239	60	154	40	393	100	0.30	0.58 ns
Unmet need
0	217	52	206	48	423	100	14.72	< 0.001***
1	125	63	78	37	203	100
≥ 2	238	67	116	33	354	100
Smoking status
Never	285	61	198	39	483	100	28.83	< 0.001***
Former	76	41	104	59	180	100
Current	215	69	98	31	313	100
Binge drinking
No	473	60	324	40	797	100	< 0.01	0.96 ns
Yes	104	60	74	40	178	100	< 0.01	0.96 ns
Any Drug Use
No	413	56	327	44	740	100	14.67	< 0.001***
Yes	162	72	73	28	235	100	14.67	< 0.001***
Diabetes
No	540	67	285	33	825	100	86.28	< 0.001***
Yes	37	23	112	77	149	100	86.28	< 0.001***
Hypertension
No	181	73	68	27	249	100	36.92	< 0.001***
Yes	345	51	332	49	677	100	36.92	< 0.001***
Depression
No	437	58	317	42	754	100	4.98	0.026*
Yes	140	68	79	32	219	100	4.98	0.026*
HIV related characteristics
HIV diagnosis duration
< 5 years	161	74	60	26	221	100	23.96	< 0.001***
5–9 years	139	66	72	34	211	100
≥ 10 years	281	52	268	48	549	100
Mean CD4 count (cells/µl)
0–199	54	71	24	29	78	100	10.21	0.017 *
200–349	59	59	40	41	99	100
350–499	79	57	59	43	148	100
≥ 500	255	50	243	50	498	100
Durable viral load (copies/ml)
< 200 (undetectable)	316	52	296	48	612	100	29.81	< 0.001***
≥ 200	265	72	104	28	369	100	29.81	< 0.001***

^§Within a given level of the characteristic, some row percentages may not add up to exactly 100 due to rounding; Significance Level: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; ns: Not Significant (p > 0.05)

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