Table 2 Correlates of Carotid Plaque in a Mixed HIV-Serostatus Cohort in Uganda

HIV Serostatus

 HIV-uninfected

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 PLWH

2.73 (0.95, 7.85)

0.063

3.90 (1.12, 13.60)

0.033

Age (each year)

1.04 (0.99, 1.10)

0.146

1.04 (0.97, 1.12)

0.268

Mean systolic BP (each mmHg increase)

1.02 (0.99, 1.04)

0.183

1.01 (0.96, 1.06)

0.831

Mean diastolic BP (each mmHg increase)

1.02 (0.00, 0.39)

0.446

1.04 (0.95, 1.13)

0.425

Physical Activity

 Low

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 Moderate

0.11 (0.10, 1.11)

0.061

0.13 (0.01, 1.55)

0.107

 Vigorous

0.26 (0.07, 1.00)

0.051

0.34 (0.07, 1.52)

0.156

Smoking status

 Never-smoker

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 Current smoker

2.83 (0.76, 10.54)

0.121

6.60 (1.22, 35.80)

0.029

 Former smoker

2.16 (0.73, 6.41)

0.166

2.37 (0.68, 8.30)

0.176

Female

0.65 (0.25, 1.72)

0.386

0.90 (0.27, 2.92)

0.855

Body mass index, kg/m²

 Normal

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 Underweight

0.35 (0.04, 2.73)

0.315

0.26 (0.03, 2.25)

0.221

 Overweight/Obese

0.71 (0.23, 2.26)

0.564

0.85 (0.20, 3.58)

0.823

Total cholesterol (each mg/dL increase)

0.99 (0.98, 1.01)

0.583

0.99 (0.98, 1.01)

0.513

Hemoglobin A1c

0.67 (0.28, 1.57)

0.347

0.77 (0.31, 1.88)

0.564