Metabolic Syndrome and Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Patients in Periurban Hospital in Ghana: A Case-Control Study.
Bartholomew DzudzorSamuel EsselLatif MusahJennifer Adjepong AgyekumKwame YeboahPublished in: AIDS research and treatment (2023)
In our study population, there was a high prevalence of MetS in cART-treated HIV patients compared to cART-naïve HIV patients and non-HIV controls. HIV patients on AZT-based regimens had an increased likelihood of having MetS, while those on TDF-based regimens had a reduced likelihood of having MetS.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- end stage renal disease
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- hepatitis c virus
- prognostic factors
- hiv testing
- healthcare
- peritoneal dialysis
- men who have sex with men
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- south africa
- insulin resistance
- uric acid
- adverse drug
- drug induced