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Table 2 Sample’s characteristics, according to the presence of no DM or prediabetes, accessed by HbA1c

From: Diabetes mellitus in HIV-infected patients: fasting glucose, A1c, or oral glucose tolerance test – which method to choose for the diagnosis?

 

HbA1c

P value

<5.7%

5.7–6.4%

n (%)

189 (85.9)

31 (14.1)

 

Sex [n (%)]

  

0.623

 Male

116 (61.4)

17 (54.8)

 

 Female

73 (38.6)

14 (45.2)

 

Age [years, mean (SD)]

45 (11.3)

50.4 (11.9)

0.016

Duration of HIV infection [years, median (IR)]

8 (6)

8 (7.0)

0.698

cART [years, median (IR)]

6 (6.5)

7 (7.0)

0.136

Clinical lipodystrophy [n (%)]

  

0.909

 Without CL

91 (48.1)

14 (45.2)

 

 With CL

98 (51.9)

17 (54.8)

 

Body Composition [n (%)]

  

0.469

 No lipodystrophy

28 (15.3)

3 (10)

 

 Isolated central fat accumulation

59 (32.2)

10 (33.3)

 

 Lipoatrophy

52 (28.4)

6 (20)

 

 Mixed form of lipodystrophy

44 (24)

11 (36.7)

 

BMI [(kg/m2), mean (SD)]

25 (4.5)

26.9 (4.5)

0.031

Waist circumference [cm, mean (SD)]

90.9 (11.6)

95.2 (13.2)

0.065

CD4 cell count [cells/mm3, median (IR)]

500 (345)

528 (312)

0.819

HIV RNA (<50) [n (%)]

165 (100)

27 (100)

 

Hepatitis C co-infection [n (%)]

57 (30.8)

7 (22.6)

0.474

CDC clinical categories [n (%)]

  

0.093

 A

107 (56.6)

12 (38.7)

 

 B

5 (2.6)

0 (0)

 

 C

77 (40.7)

19 (61.3)

 

ART [n (%)]

   

 IP

106 (56.1)

17 (54.8)

0.999

 NNRTI

88 (46.6)

14 (45.2)

0.999

 NRTI

182 (96.3)

28 (90.3)

0.152

HOMA-IR index [median (IR)]

1.6 (1.5)

2.5 (5.1)

0.023

QUICKI index [median (IR)]

0.4 (0.1)

0.3 (0.1)

0.023

Total cholesterol [mg/dL, mean (SD)]

225.6 (55.4)

219 (55.8)

0.544

LDL- cholesterol [mg/dL, mean (SD)]

133.5 (47.5)

140.2 (44.6)

0.473

HDL- cholesterol [mg/dL, mean (SD)]

48.3 (14.4)

45.8 (11.8)

0.374

Triglycerides [mg/dL, median (IR)]

203 (198)

139 (133.8)

0.010

Statin use [n (%)]

41 (21.7)

5 (16.1)

0.640

Fibrate use [n (%)]

61 (32.3)

4 (12.9)

0.048

  1. DM diabetes mellitus, HbA1c glycated haemoglobin, CL clinical lipodystrophy, cART combination antiretroviral therapy, BMI body mass index, ART antiretroviral therapy, PI protease inhibitor, NNRTI non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, NRTI nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, HOMA homeostatic model assessment index, QUICKI quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, SD standard deviation, IR interquartile range