Research Article

Relationships between Serum Levels of Atazanavir and Renal Toxicity or Lithiasis

Table 3

Characteristics of patients who had renal failure at the end of the study compared to those who did not have renal failure.

Renal failure
Yes ()No () valueOR (confidence interval) for renal failure/CI (at 95% level)

Gender (M/F) () (%)9/3 (75.0/25.0)44/18 (70.97/29.03)0.930a
Age (years)51.1745.30.0341.074 (1.002–1.150)
Grouped BMI () 24.824.30.73a
HIV risk group () (%)
 HTSX7 (58.33)18 (12.90)0.0493.42 (0.96–12.2)
 Non-HTSX5 (41.67)44 (87.10)
Lithiasis before start/after end of study () (%)3/7 (30/70)10/47 (17.54/85.46)0.358a
Renal colic before start/after end of study () (%)1/10 (9.09/90.91)4/57 (6.56/93.44)0.76a
Crystalluria after onset of ATV () (%)3/9 (25.0/75.0)10/52 (16.13/83.87)0.103a
Stage C HIV (yes/no) () (%)5/7 (41.67/58.33)20/420.0862.99 (0.8–10.9)
Diabetes mellitus (yes/no) () (%)4/8 (33.33/66.67)2/60 (3.23/96.77)0.000115 (2.4–95.4)
HTA (yes/no) () (%)5/7 (41.67/58.33)5/57 (8.06/91.94)0.0028.14 (1.8–35.3)
Overall levels of ATV (µg/L)107412370.55a
Basal CD4 (cells/µL)345574.40.0720.998 (0.995–1.000)
Basal viral load (Log10 copies/mL)3.962.420.0022.46 (1.37–4.40)
Basal Cl creatinine MDRD (mL/min/1.73 m2)94.598.70.56a

: number; CI: confidence interval; M/F: male/female; BMI: body mass index; HTSX: heterosexual; HTA: high blood pressure; MDRD: Modification of Diet in Renal Disease; a: odds ratio (OR) cannot be calculated for risk groups.