On the contrary, this meta-analysis found the insignificant associations between CKD stages 3–5 and gender, marital status, lower body weight, dyslipidemia, high level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc), smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, family history of hypertension, and CD4 cell count in HIV patients (Table 3). This evidence concerns the gene CD4 and metabolic syndrome.