Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Cardiol. Apr 26, 2010; 2(4): 98-103
Published online Apr 26, 2010. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v2.i4.98
Table 1 Clinical and laboratory parameters of HIV patients and control subjects (mean ± SD)
HIV patients (n = 53)Control subjects (n = 56)
Sex (M/F)36/1738/18
Age (yr)38 ± 739 ± 8
Body mass index (kg/m2)22 ± 323 ± 3
Current smoking (%)3836
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)128 ± 5120 ± 9
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)78 ± 376 ± 7
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)158 ± 27160 ± 33
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)44 ± 445 ± 6
Triglycerides (mg/dL)127 ± 45125 ± 40
Glucose (mg/dL)80 ± 1482 ± 13
Homocysteine (mg/dL)11.5 ± 5.18.1 ± 4.3
High-sensitivity C reactive protein (mg/L)0.68 ± 0.790.47 ± 0.35