Cardiovascular risk factors and markers of myocardial injury and inflammation in people living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya: a pilot cross-sectional study.
Hassan Adan AhmedJeilan MohamedIsaiah G AkukuKuan Ken LeeShirjel R AlamPablo PerelJasmit ShahMohammed K AliSherry EskanderMichael H ChungAnoop Sv ShahPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
The majority of PLHIV-using traditional risk estimation systems-have a low estimated CVD risk likely reflecting a younger aged population predominantly consisting of women. Hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia were common while smoking and diabetes rates remained low. While hscTnI values were associated with increasing age and raised blood pressure, no associations between hsCRP levels and traditional cardiovascular risk factors were observed.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular risk factors
- blood pressure
- cardiovascular disease
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- oxidative stress
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- hypertensive patients
- heart rate
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- study protocol
- glycemic control
- adipose tissue
- pregnancy outcomes
- pregnant women
- breast cancer risk