Table 2 Univariate statistics and distributions of vitamins A and E and plasma aflatoxin by HIV status

Micronutrients

   Vitamin A (µg/dL)

32.4 ± 20.6

27.5

13.7 ± 7.5

12.6

<0.0001

   Vitamin E (mg/dL)

0.4 ± 0.3

0.4

0.3 ± 0.2

0.2

<0.0001

Aflatoxin B ₁ albumin adducts

(pmol/mg albumin)

0.9 ± 0.5

0.8

1.1 ± 0.6

0.9

0.01

Liver function tests

Alanine aminotransferase

17.9 ± 9.7

15.0

25.9 ± 17.8

21.0

<0.0001

   (NR = 6-45U/L)

Aspartate aminotransferase

41.3 ± 26.5

37.0

65.1 ± 66.4

53

<0.0001

   (NR = 0-37U/L)

Bilirubin direct

0.14 ± 0.08

0.1

0.15 ± 0.23

0.1

0.03

   (NR = 0.1-0.3 mg/dL)

Albumin

3.53 ± 0.44

3.6

3.21 ± 0.79

3.3

<0.0001

   (NR = 3.4-5.0 g/dL)

Total protein

7.34 ± 0.86

7.4

8.47 ± 1.63

8.4

<0.0001

(NR = 6.0-7.9 g/dL)