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Table 2 Correlates of Serum Selenium Concentration (μg/l) among 400 HIV-1-Seropositive Women.

From: Low serum albumin and the acute phase response predict low serum selenium in HIV-1 infected women

 

Univariate Linear Regression

Multivariate Linear Regression

 

Coefficient (95% CI)

p-value

Coefficient (95% CI)

p-value

CD4 count (per 100 cells/μl increase)

1.8 (0.6, 3.0)

0.004

0.2 (-1.3, 1.7)

0.8

Plasma HIV-1 RNA (per 1 log10 copies/ml increase)

-3.5 (-6.1, -0.8)

0.01

0.6 (-2.7, 3.8)

0.7

Serum albumin (per 0.1 g/dl increase)

1.0 (0.7, 1.3)

<0.001

0.8 (0.4, 1.2)

<0.001

Acute phase response1

-10.8 (-15.8, -6.0)

<0.001

-5.4 (-10.9, 0.1)

0.06

HIV-1 symptoms2

-9.5 (-14.9, -4.0)

0.001

-

-

HIV-1 signs3

-7.0 (-13.0, -1.1)

0.02

-

-

Body mass index (kg/m2)

0.17 (-0.4, 0.7)

0.5

-

-

  1. CI – confidence interval
  2. 1The presence of C-reactive protein ≥ 1 mg/dl and/or α1-acid glycoprotein ≥ 100 mg/dl.
  3. 2 Defined as fever for ≥ 1 month, diarrhea for ≥ 1 month, cough for ≥ 1 month, unintended weight loss of ≥ 5 kg during previous year, or itching skin rash during previous year.
  4. 3 Defined as the presence of oral thrush, oral hairy leukoplakia, oral ulcer, maculopapular rash, or Kaposi's sarcoma.