Baseline characteristics of sample population.

*Body Mass Index (BMI): the individual's body mass divided by the square of their height.†Abdominal Obesity: waist circumference>102 cm in men and>88 cm in women.‡Metabolic Syndrome was defined as having two or more of the following characteristics: Diabetes Mellitus||; Blood Pressure ≥140/90 mmHg; Dyslipidemia#; Abdominal Obesity† and hypertension§.§Hypertension was: systolic blood pressure ≥140 and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg and/or antihypertensive treatment.||Diabetes Mellitus: fasting glucose levels ≥126 mg/dl, and/or having diabetes symptoms and glucose levels ≥200 mg/dl in a random determination and/or diabetes treatment.#Dyslipidemia: Total Cholesterol ≥240 mg/dl, and/or HDL Cholesterol ≤35 mg/dl, and/or Triglycerides ≥200 mg/dl and/or lipid lowering drugs**Antiretroviral Therapy: PIs (Protease Inhibitors); nRTIs (Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors); NNRTIs (Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors); Entry Inhibitors and Integrase Inhibitors.Baseline characteristics of sample population.