Metabolic syndrome among treatment-naïve people living with and without HIV in Zambia and Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional analysis.
Belinda Varaidzo ChihotaArdele MandiririTinei ShamuGuy MuulaHellen NyamutowaCharlotte TadereraDaniel MwambaRoma ChilengiCarolyn Bolton MooreSamuel BosomprahMatthias EggerCleophas ChimbeteteGilles Wandelernull nullPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2022)
We report a high prevalence of MetS and central obesity among females in urban Zambia and Zimbabwe. Lifestyle factors and older age appear to be the strongest predictors of MetS in our population, with no evident difference in MetS prevalence between treatment-naïve PLWH and PLWOH.
Keyphrases
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- physical activity
- weight loss
- hiv testing
- cardiovascular disease
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- hepatitis c virus
- risk factors
- human immunodeficiency virus
- body mass index
- combination therapy
- hiv aids
- skeletal muscle
- replacement therapy
- middle aged
- south africa
- high fat diet induced