Patients’ characteristics.

NOTE: nIMT, normal intima-media thickness (IMT) ≤1 mm; iIMT, increased IMT (>1 mm and <1.5 mm); Plaque, IMT ≥1.5 mm at each site or a 50% increase for near-wall thickness >1.5 mm; IDUs, intravenous drug users; HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy; NNRTI, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors; NRTI, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors; PI, protease inhibitor; Delta CD4, current CD4+ T-cell count – nadir CD4 T-cell count; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; BMI, body mass index; HOMA, homeostatic model assessment index. *Data are presented as medians (interquartile range). Kruskal-Wallis test. °Data are presented as absolute numbers (percentages). Pearson’s Chi-square test.