| controls | HIV | p | ||
| n | 96 | 238 | ~ | |
| hypertension | % | 44 | 48 | NS |
| systolic | % | 2 | 7 | NS |
| diastolic | % | 15 | 17 | NS |
| systolo-diastolic | % | 27 | 25 | NS |
| SBP | mm Hg | 128 (24) | 124 (27) | NS |
| DBP | mm Hg | 83 (14) | 79 (13) | 0.0133 |
| heart rate | b.p.m. | 68 (11) | 76 (12) | <0.0001 |
| mean arterial pressure | mm Hg | 98 (16) | 94 (16) | 0.0394 |
| pulse wave velocity | m∙sec−1 | 6.86 (1.74) | 7.33 (1.90) | 0.0369 |