In PLHIV, CAD positively correlated with classical monocytes (r = 0.30, p = 0.01) and negatively correlated with inflammatory monocytes (r = –0.24, p = 0.05), CD69+ expression (r = –0.25, p = 0.04) and CX3CR1 expression (r = –0.31, p = 0.01). Here, CD69 is linked to coronary artery disorder.