Plasma Fatty Acids in Zambian Adults with HIV/AIDS: Relation to Dietary Intake and Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Table 3
Quartiles of plasma arachidonic acid (AA) levels and markers of cardiovascular disease and HIV/AIDS progression.
Variable
Model
1st Quartile ()
2nd ()
3rd ()
4th ()
BMI, kg/m2
1
19.6 ± 0.34
19.9 ± 0.37
20.3 ± 0.41
20.5 ± 0.46
0.38
2
20.1 ± 0.5
20.5 ± 0.5
20.8 ± 0.6
20.9 ± 0.6
0.39
CD4, cells/μL
1
130 ± 9
122 ± 8
145 ± 7
147 ± 7
0.02
2
133 ± 12
126 ± 13
145 ± 12
150 ± 13
0.04
Albumin, g/dL
1
2.6 ± 0.1
3.1 ± 0.1
3.2 ± 0.1
3.4 ± 0.1
<0.0001
2
2.7 ± 0.1
3.2 ± 0.2
3.3 ± 0.1
3.5 ± 0.2
<0.0001
C-reactive protein, mg/L
1
32.2 ± 8.1
25.6 ± 6.7
30.2 ± 7.2
11.4 ± 2.4
0.004
2
26.9 ± 8.2
19.9 ± 6.5
24.8 ± 7.5
4.3 ± 5.6
0.01
Triglycerides, mmol/L
1
1.30 ± 0.09
1.27 ± 0.10
1.37 ± 0.09
1.04 ± 0.06
0.01
2
1.26 ± 0.15
1.24 ± 0.16
1.37 ± 0.19
0.98 ± 0.15
0.003
HDL-C, mmol/L
1
0.61 ± 0.06
0.81 ± 0.07
0.79 ± 0.06
0.99 ± 0.09
0.004
2
0.68 ± 0.09
0.86 ± 0.11
0.84 ± 0.09
1.05 ± 0.12
0.01
LDL-C, mmol/L
1
1.66 ± 0.13
1.99 ± 0.10
2.17 ± 0.09
2.12 ± 0.08
0.01
2
1.78 ± 0.18
2.12 ± 0.15
2.24 ± 0.14
2.22 ± 0.15
0.02
Model 1: unadjusted; Model 2: means and standard errors are adjusted for age, sex, and smoking and alcohol consumption. -values are from ANOVA models that use robust standard errors.
