Research Article

Expression of Killer Immunoglobulin Receptor Genes among HIV-Infected Individuals with Non-AIDS Comorbidities

Table 7

KIR cluster analysis.

With diabetes ()Without diabetes () valueWith hyperlipidemia ()Without hyperlipidemia () valueWith CVD ()Without CVD () valueWith hypertension ()Without hypertension () value

Cluster 1a
Yes6 (37.5%)10 (62.5%)0.13613 (41.9%)18 (58.1%)13 (8.1%)34 (91.9%)0.74414 (53.8%)12 (46.2%)0.456
No3 (14.3%)18 (85.7%)18 (40%)27 (60%)7 (10.8%)58 (89.2%)17 (43.6%)22 (56.4%)
Cluster 2
Yes5 (25%)15 (75%)114 (35%)26 (65%)0.3525 (9.4%)48 (90.6%)117 (53.1%)15 (46.9%)0.46
No4 (23.5%)13 (76.5%)17 (47.2%)19 (52.8%)5 (10.2%)44 (89.2%)14 (42.4%)19 (57.6%)
Cluster 3
Yes4 (33.3%)8 (66.7%)0.43211 (42.3%)15 (57.7%)11 (2.9%)33 (97.1%)0.15911 (55%)9 (45%)0.591
No5 (20%)20 (80%)20 (40%)30 (60%)9 (13.2%)59 (86.8%)20 (44.4%)25 (55.6%)
Cluster 4
Yes6 (18.2%)27 (81.8%)0.03826 (38.2%)42 (61.8%)0.25910 (10.9%)82 (89.1%)0.59226 (45.6%)31 (54.4%)0.463
No3 (75%)1 (25%)5 (62.5%)3 (37.5%)0 (0%)10 (100%)5 (62.5%)3 (37.5%)
Cluster 5
Yes9 (26.5%)25 (73.5%)0.56228 (41.2%)40 (58.8%)18 (8.8%)83 (91.2%)0.29425 (43.1%)33 (56.9%)0.047
No0 (0%)3 (100%)3 (37.5%)5 (62.5%)2 (18.2%)9 (81.8%)6 (85.7%)1 (14.3%)
Centromeric cluster
Yes4 (33.3%)8 (66.7%)0.4329 (37.5%)15 (62.5%)0.8041 (10%)31 (33.7%)0.16510 (52.6%)9 (47.4%)0.758
No5 (20%)20 (80%)22 (42.3%)30 (57.7%)9 (8.8%)61 (59.8%)21 (45.6%)25 (54.4%)

CVD: cardiovascular disease. aCluster 1 is the same as telomeric cluster. Significant values () of Fisher’s exact test are indicated by () and italic font.