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
- hiv testing
- physical activity
- type diabetes
- weight loss
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors
- hiv positive
- hepatitis c virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- skeletal muscle
- men who have sex with men
- adipose tissue
- weight gain
- body mass index
- high fat diet induced
- cardiovascular risk factors