HIV-positive demonstrate more salt sensitivity and nocturnal non-dipping blood pressure than HIV-negative individuals.
Sepiso K MasengaAnnet KiraboBenson M HamooyaSelestine NzalaGeoffrey KwendaDouglas C HeimburgerWilbroad MutaleJohn R KoetheLeta PilicSody M MunsakaPublished in: Clinical hypertension (2021)
The results of the present study suggest that high dietary salt intake raises blood pressure and worsens nocturnal BP dipping to a greater extent in hypertensive than normotensive individuals and that hypertensive individuals have higher dietary salt intake than their normotensive counterparts. Regarding HIV status, BP of HIV-positive hypertensive patients may be more sensitive to salt intake and demonstrate more non-dipping pattern compared to HIV-negative hypertensive group. However, further studies with a larger sample size are required to validate this.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- blood pressure
- hypertensive patients
- antiretroviral therapy
- men who have sex with men
- south africa
- hiv testing
- hiv infected
- heart rate
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- weight gain
- blood glucose
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- hepatitis c virus
- depressive symptoms
- body mass index
- skeletal muscle
- case control
- weight loss