Trends in body mass index in the pre-dolutegravir period in South Africa.
Florian van GinkelRoos E BarthHugo A TempelmanKerstin Klipstein-GrobuschDiederick E GrobbeeKarine ScheuermaierFrancois W D VenterAlinda G Vos-SedaPublished in: Southern African journal of HIV medicine (2024)
The increase in BMI in PLWH and HIV-negative participants is a serious warning signal as obesity results in morbidity and mortality.
Keyphrases
- body mass index
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- weight gain
- south africa
- hiv infected
- hiv infected patients
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- insulin resistance
- men who have sex with men
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- hiv testing
- high fat diet induced
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- hepatitis c virus
- skeletal muscle