Variables | HIV-negative | HIV-positive | P value |
N=358 | N=104 | ||
Age, Mean (SD) | 54.204 (14.754) | 52.462 (10.760) | 0.263 |
Gender, N (%) | 0.196 | ||
Male | 97 (27.1%) | 21 (20.2%) | |
Female | 261 (72.9%) | 83 (79.8%) | |
BMI, Mean (SD) | 33.248 (11.186) | 32.797 (11.123) | 0.717 |
Asthma severity, N % | |||
Intermittent asthma | 15 (4.1%) | 12 (11.5%) | 0.008 |
Mild persistent asthma | 69 (19.2%) | 26 (25%) | 0.216 |
Moderate persistent asthma | 178 (49.7) | 52 (50%) | 1.000 |
Severe persistent asthma | 96 (26.8%) | 14 (13.4%) | 0.004 |
FEV1 | 69.39 (18.05) N=146 | 64.58 (17.88) N=29 | 0.86 |
FEV1/FVC | 72.22 (13.48) N=146 | 77.13 (14.82) N=29 | 0.08 |
Smoker (%) | 139/359 | 50/104 | 0.08 |
Comorbid conditions, N (%) | |||
CHF | 60 (16.8%) | 7 (6.7%) | 0.016 |
Atrial fibrillation | 25 (7%) | 10 (9.6%) | 0.495 |
Pulmonary embolism | 17 (4.7%) | 4 (3.8%) | 0.903 |
Renal failure | 15 (4.2%) | 10 (9.6%) | 0.057 |
Liver cirrhosis | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 |
Inhaled corticosteroid use, N (%) | 343 (95.8%) | 92 (88.4%) | 0.6287 |
Short acting beta-agonist use, N% | 353 (98.6%) | 102 (98%) | 0.658 |
Laboratory values | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
pCO2, serum (mm Hg) | 40.69 (7.29) n=140 | 42.84 (5.6) n=45 | 0.07 |
pH, serum | 7.384 (0.049) n=140 | 7.385 (0.067) n=45 | 0.9 |
Bicarbonate, serum (mEq/L) | 25.816 (3.526) | 25.632 (3.877) | 0.658 |
Creatinine, serum (mg/dL) | 0.813 (0.509) | 1.117 (1.390) | <0.001 |
Albumin, serum (g/dL) | 3.940 (0.443) | 3.754 (0.480) | 0.003 |
WBC, serum (k/uL) | 9.92 (3.67) | 8.13 (3.38) | 0.001 |
Eosinophils, serum (cells/μL) | 243.70 (338.66) | 492.91 (1789.09) | 0.013 |
Neutrophis, serum (k/μL) | 7.194 (3.59) | 5.74 (3.18) | 0.0002 |
IgE, serum(kU/L) | 425 (525.58) n=73 | 337.57 (516.267) n=14 | 0.57 |
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Troponinemia, serum | 8/176 (4.3%) | 1/35 (2.9%) | 1.000 |
BMI, body mass index; CHF, congestive heart failure; g/dL, grams per decilitre;k/μL, thousands per cubic millilitre; kU/L, thousand units per litre; mEq/L, milliequivalents per litre; mg/dL, milligrams per decilitre; mm Hg, millimetres of mercury; WBC, white blood cell count.