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Table 2 Description of lung function and cardiovascular disease across cohort

From: Lung function and atherosclerosis: a cross-sectional study of multimorbidity in rural Uganda

Disease measure

Total cohort

(n = 265)

HIV+

(n = 140)

HIV−

(n = 125)

p value*

FEV1 (L)

2.47 (2.07, 2.95)

2.40 (2.08, 2.95)

2.52 (2.04, 2.95)

0.853

FVC (L)

3.14 (2.66, 3.70)

3.09 (2.67, 3.76)

3.24 (2.66, 3.68)

0.936

FEV1/FVC

0.80 (0.76, 0.83)

0.8 (0.75, 0.83)

0.8 (0.77, 0.83)

0.671

COPD (FEV1/FVC < 0.7)

17 (6%)

13 (9%)

4 (3%)

0.044

cIMT (mm)

0.67 (0.6, 0.74)

0.65 (0.59, 0.74)

0.68 (0.62, 0.74)

0.076

cIMT ≥ 75th percentile

67 (25%)

35 (25%)

32 (26%)

0.911

  1. N (%) or median (IQR) unless otherwise indicated
  2. Abbreviations: cIMT, carotid intima media thickness; UGANDAC, Uganda non-communicable diseases and aging cohort; HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC, forced vital capacity in one second; L, liters; mm, millimeters; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  3. *Derived from chi2, Fisher’s exact, or Mann–Whitney U (rank sum) statistical tests