Nocturnal systolic blood pressure dipping among people living with HIV and people without HIV: a cross-sectional study in Rural Uganda.
Isaac SekitolekoSheila KansiimeViola MugambaIsmael KawooyaKauthra NtabaddeRena NakyeyuneFemke BanninkMoffat J NyirendaAnxious J NiwahaJames Brian ByrdPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
This study identified high proportions of non-dipping BP profiles among both PLHIV and PwoHIV. However, the odds of being extreme dippers were higher among PLHIV compared to PwoHIV. Further research is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms contributing to extreme dipping patterns in PLHIV.
Keyphrases
- blood pressure
- hypertensive patients
- climate change
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- heart rate
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- south africa
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- hiv testing
- physical activity
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- depressive symptoms
- adipose tissue
- blood glucose
- sleep quality
- insulin resistance