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Table 2 The serum concentration of E-Selectin and variation in the concentration of E-Selectin by sex, history of smoking and BMI category of PLWH in the ALT Cohort at IDI, Kampala, Uganda

From: Serum E-selectin and endothelial cell-specific Molecule-1 levels among people living with HIV on long term ART in Uganda: a pilot cross-sectional study

Characteristic

   

Median concentration of E-Selectin, (Ranges)

147.6 (8.4 — 1,979.4)

  
 

n (%)

95% Confidence Interval

 

E-Selectin concentration ≤ 39 μm/L

6 (8.2)

3.67 — 17.4

 

E-Selectin concentration > 39 μm/L

67 (91.8)

82.6 — 96.3

 

Variation in the concentration of E-Selectin by different variables

 

≤ 39.0 μm/L, n (%)

> 39.0 μm/L and

above, n (%)

P value based on Fisher’s exact tests

Sex

   

Male

3 (7.9)

35 (92.1)

 

Female

3 (8.6)

32 (91.4)

1.0

History of smoking

   

Undefined

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

 

Yes

1 (5.0)

19(95.0)

 

No

5 (9.6)

47 (90.4)

0.6

BMI

   

Normal, 18.5–24.9 kg/m2

2(5.1)

37 (94.9)

 

Underweight, < 18.5 kg/m2

1 (9.1)

10 (90.9)

 

Overweight, 25–30 kg/m2

3 (16.7)

15 (83.3)

 

Obese, > 30 kg/m2

0 (0.0)

4 (100.0)

0.5

  1. BMI, Body Mass Index