Weight changes, metabolic syndrome and all-cause mortality among Asian adults living with HIV.
Win Min HanMatthew G LawJun Yong ChoiRossana DitangcoNagalingeswaran KumarasamyRomanee ChaiwarithPenh Sun LySuwimon KhusuwanTuti Parwati MeratiCuong Duy DoEvy YunihastutiIskandar AzwaMan-Po LeeThach Ngoc PhamYu-Jiun ChanSasisopin KiertiburanakulOon Tek NgJunko TanumaSanjay PujariFujie ZhangYasmin GaniVidya MaveJeremy RossAnchalee Avihingsanonnull nullPublished in: HIV medicine (2021)
Weight gain after ART initiation was significantly higher among those initiating ART with lower CD4 count, higher HIV RNA and an INSTI-based regimen after controlling for baseline BMI. Greater efforts to identify and manage MetS among PLWH are needed.