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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of subjects

From: Prevalence of microalbuminuria and diagnostic value of dipstick proteinuria in outpatients from HIV clinics in Bukavu, the Democratic Republic of Congo

Variables

Whole group

HAART subjects

ART naive subjects

p

 

n = 235

n = 179

n = 56

 

Known HIV infection duration (years)

4,7 ± 3,2

5,3 ± 3,04

2,8 ± 2,9

<0,0001

Duration of HAART (months)

NA

46,2 ± 30,08

NA

 

WHO stage for HIV clinical disease:

    

- Stage 1

25 (10,6)

12 (5,1)

13 (5,5)

0,39

- Stage 2

53 (22,6)

21 (8,9)

32 (13,6)

0,93

- Stage 3

140 (59,6)

129 (54,9)

11 (4,7)

0,0039

- Stage 4

17 (7,2)

17 (7,2)

0

<0,0001

Body mass index (kg/m2)

22,3 ± 3,8

22,5 ± 3,9

21,7 ± 3,4

0,198

SBP (mmHg)

118,82 ± 20,89

120,58 ± 21,7

113,2 ± 16,7

0,023

DBP (mmHg)

77,7 ± 14,02

79,8 ± 14,7

71,8 ± 11,6

0,0002

HAART regimen:

    

AZT + 3TC + NVP

NA

164 (94,8)

NA

 

d4T + 3TC + NVP

NA

3 (1,6)

NA

 

ABC + DDI + Lp/r

NA

9 (5)

NA

 

TDF + 3TC + EFV

NA

3 (1,6)

NA

 
  1. HTA = hypertension; BMC = body mass index; SBP = Systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; CKD = chronic kidney disease; HAART: Highly active antiretroviral therapy. NA: not applicable; d4T: stavudine, 3TC: lamivudine, NVP: nevirapine, ABC: abacavir, DDI: didanosine, Lp/r : lopinavir/ritonavir, EFV: efavirenz, TDF: tenofovir.