Association of non-HDL cholesterol with subclinical atherosclerosis in HIV-positive patients.: Non-HDL cholesterol and atherosclerosis in HIV patients.

International audienceOBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship between non-classical cardiovascular (CV) risk factors including non-HDL cholesterol (non-HDL-C), apolipoprotein B, triglycerides to HDL ratio, LDL size, inflammation or oxidative stress parameters and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), in order to better identify prevention or therapeutic targets. In addition, we studied the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MS) and CIMT. METHODS: Cross-sectional study including 232 HIV-positive (HIV+) adults (80% treated by combined antiretroviral therapy) extracted from the ANRS CO3 Aquitaine Cohort. RESULTS: There was a significant association of higher non-HDL-C (p 1.5 tend toward significance (p=0.08). MS was observed in only 7.3% of patients with the NCEP-ATP III definition and 11.2% with the IDF criteria. Whatever the used definition, there was a significant association between MS presence and increased CIMT (p