Research Article

Risk of Coronary Heart Disease among HIV-Infected Patients: A Multicenter Study in Brazil

Table 2

Association of risk factors with intermediate and high Framingham risk score among HIV-infected patients by regions of Brazil ( (%)).

Northeast ( )Midwestern ( )Southern ( )

Sex
 Men24 (1.9)3 (1.4)18 (2.9)
 Women55 (7.2)9 (13.2)37 (6.1)
value<0.001<0.0010.008
Age (years)
 <5020 (1.2)1 (0.4)9 (0.9)
 50–5942 (16.9)7 (26.9)24 (17.9)
 ≥6017 (35.4)4 (40.0)22 (55.0)
value<0.001<0.001<0.001
Skin color
 Nonwhite28 (5.3)4 (2.8)18 (3.5)
 White51 (3.4)8 (5.6)37 (5.3)
value0.060.20.13
Years at school
 <1053 (4.5)8 (6.8)38 (4.6)
 ≥1026 (3.1)4 (2.3)17 (4.2)
value0.10.060.8
Lifetime smoking
 No58 (3.8)4 (2.6)14 (3.4)
 Yes21 (4.4)8 (5.8)41 (5.1)
value0.60.170.17
Physical activity
 No64 (3.9)9 (4.2)25 (4.8)
 Yes15 (3.9)3 (4.1)30 (4.2)
value0.90.90.6
Binge drinking
 No72 (4.7)7 (3.1)50 (4.9)
 Yes7 (1.5)5 (7.6)5 (2.4)
value0.0020.110.12
Current or past cocaine use
 No77 (4.3)10 (4.0)50 (5.8)
 Yes2 (0.9)1 (3.0)5 (1.4)
value0.020.8<0.001
Body mass index (kg/m2)
 ≤25.045 (3.3)4 (2.2)17 (2.4)
 25.0–29.920 (3.9)6 (8.7)25 (6.7)
 ≥30.014 (9.9)1 (7.1)13 (8.7)
value0.0010.06<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)
 <102/8846 (2.8)5 (2.1)27 (2.8)
 ≥102/8833 (8.7)6 (19.4)28 (10.9)
value<0.001<0.001<0.001
Hypertension status
 Normal12 (1.7)03 (0.5)
 Prehypertension11 (1.9)3 (2.3)15 (3.7)
 Hypertension56 (7.8)9 (15.5)37 (15.6)
value<0.001<0.001<0.001
Diabetes mellitus
 No25 (1.5)6 (2.2)32 (2.8)
 Yes54 (14.8)6 (60.0)23 (23.2)
value<0.001<0.001<0.001
Antiretroviral use
 No22 (4.7)2 (2.1)14 (3.4)
 Yes57 (3.7)10 (5.2)41 (5.1)
value0.30.20.17
Time since HIV diagnosis (years)
 8–2927 (34.2)3 (25.0)7 (12.7)
 <852 (65.8)9 (75.0)48 (87.3)
value0.170.20.08