Changes in Lipid Indices in HIV+ Cases on HAART

Table 2

Correlation between relevant parameters before HAART.

	r	P
TC & TG	0.339	0.015
TC & HDL-C	0.456	0.019
TC & LDL-C	0.856	0.000
TC & lgVL	-0.511	0.000
TC & CD4	0.499	0.000
TG & VLDL-C	0.693	0.000
HDL-C & lgVL	-0.516	0.007
VLDL-C & CD4	0.621	0.001
LDL-C & TSH	0.555	0.021
LDL-C & lgVL	-0.396	0.045
FT3 & CD4	0.596	0.002
LgVL & CD4	-0.512	0.000

HAART: highly active antiretroviral treatment; TC: total cholesterol; TG: total triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; VL: viral load; VLDL-C: very-low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; FT3: free triiodothyronine.