Table 3 Associations between PWV and study characteristics of HIV and the metabolic syndrome

Age (years)

0.52

<0.001

−0.41

<0.001

−0.37

<0.001

−0.29

<0.001

BMI (kg/m ² )

0.20

0.043

−0.15

0.11

−0.23

<0.001

−0.22

<0.001

Visceral Fat (cm ² )

0.24

0.008

−0.09

0.28

−0.25

<0.001

−0.22

0.01

Glucose (mmol/l)

0.15

0.049

−0.13

0.12

−0.24

<0.001

−0.17

0.03

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

0.13

0.09

−0.07

0.37

−0.20

0.01

−0.24

<0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

−0.14

0.07

0.01

0.99

0.08

0.34

0.09

0.26

hsCRP (mg/L)

0.33

<0.001

−0.14

0.01

−0.30

<0.001

−0.26

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

−0.27

<0.001

−0.29

<0.001

−0.32

<0.001

−0.36

<0.001

DBP (mmHg)

0.20

<0.001

−0.17

<0.02

−0.21

<0.001

−0.23

<0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

0.19

0.02

−0.15

0.08

−0.21

<0.001

−0.31

<0.001

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.13

0.87

−0.12

0.14

−0.16

0.04

−0.11

0.18

HOMA-IR

0.09

0.39

−0.08

0.35

−0.15

0.06

−0.15

0.05

Past or present smoking

0.28

<0.001

−0.17

0.03

−0.18

0.03

−0.10

0.20

Viral load (copies/mL)

0.06

0.56

−0.12

0.30

−0.12

0.29

−0.04

0.69

Nadir CD4 count (10 ⁶ /L)

−0.13

0.30

−0.06

0.62

0.09

0.42

0.16

0.17

Current CD4 count (10 ⁶ /L)

0.26

0.014

−0.14

0.23

−0.02

0.83

−0.05

0.67

PIs

0.06

0.51

0.11

0.23

0.03

0.75

−0.11

0.24

NRTIs

0.11

0.22

−0.10

0.27

−0.17

0.08

−0.22

0.02

NNRTIs

0.05

0.58

−0.18

0.06

−0.18

0.05

−0.12

0.18

Duration of HAART (years)

0.20

0.09

−0.12

0.36

−0.07

0.57

−0.10

0.42

HIV infection

0.23

0.001

−0.21

0.01

−0.25

<0.001

−0.21

0.01