Baseline characteristics of patients with normal and abnormal liver stiffness values.

Abbreviations: liver damage of uncertain origin (LDUO), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), standard deviation (SD), acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), injecting drug user (IDU), body mass index (BMI), low-density cholesterol (LDLc), homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR).*HIV viral load was measured by PCR (Cobas TaqMan, Roche Diagnostic Systems Inc., Pleasanton, CA, USA), detection limit set at 20 IU/mL.†Classified on the basis of Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations (Revised surveillance case definitions for HIV infection among adults, adolescents, and children aged ‡Other causes of HIV transmission include: vertical transmission, blood transfusion, transplant and serovascular accident.§Data available for 168 patients.