Body mass index, proteinuria and total lymphocyte counts in predicting treatment responses among ART naïve individuals with HIV initiated on antiretroviral treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2019: a cohort study.

Patricia J MunseriLazaro JasselyBasil TumainiEllen Hertzmark

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

Change in BMI, total lymphocyte count and presence of proteinuria can monitor and predict ART response and may be particularly helpful in settings when CD4 counts and viral load monitoring are unavailable.

Keyphrases

body mass index
hiv infected
peripheral blood
antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
hiv infected patients
physical activity
weight gain
combination therapy
south africa
replacement therapy
weight loss