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High prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism among children and adolescents living with HIV in Ghana.

Ruth Ayanful-TorgbyVeronika ShabanovaAkosua A EssumanEmmanuel BoafoFrank Twum AboagyeYusuf Al-MahroofJones AmponsahJohn K A TettehLinda E AmoahElijah Paintsil
Published in: HIV medicine (2024)
The high prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism observed among the children and adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is of concern as this could contribute to the development of metabolic syndrome in adulthood.
Keyphrases
  • metabolic syndrome
  • depressive symptoms
  • insulin resistance
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular risk factors
  • skeletal muscle