Dyslipidemia in AIDS patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) reduces AIDS-related morbidity and mortality, however it has been associated with metabolic abnormalities. This study estimated the prevalence of lipid abnormalities and related factors among patients on HAART. A cross-sectional study was conducted on adu...

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Main Authors: Max Weyler Nery, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Marília Dalva Turchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Celina Maria Turchi Martelli
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description Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) reduces AIDS-related morbidity and mortality, however it has been associated with metabolic abnormalities. This study estimated the prevalence of lipid abnormalities and related factors among patients on HAART. A cross-sectional study was conducted on adult patients, in central Brazil. Patients were interviewed, and blood obtained for lipids measurement. Dyslipidemia was defined as total cholesterol (TC) > 240 mg/dL, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) > 160 mg/dL, triglycerides (TG) > 200 and/or high-density lipoprotein (HDL) < 40 mg/dL. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed (SPSS 13.0). One hundred and thirteen patients were recruited. Mean age was 39.3 years; 68.1% were males; 50.4% were on nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) in combination with non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI), while 42.5% were on NRTI in combination with protease inhibitors (PIs). The prevalence of dyslipidemia was 66.7%. Low HDL was the most frequent abnormality (53.5%), followed by high TG (36.1%). Patients on a PI regimen had a 5.2-fold higher risk (95% CI: 1.8-14.8) of dyslipidemia, even after adjusting for sex, age, and duration of HIV infection/AIDS. The study discloses a high prevalence rate of dyslipidemia and points out a need for intervention programs to reduce future cardiovascular events in patients, on HAART.
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spelling doaj.art-5f8988890a3a4198aa6b893c078c05782022-12-22T02:08:29ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1678-439115215115510.1590/S1413-86702011000200010S1413-86702011000200010Dyslipidemia in AIDS patients on highly active antiretroviral therapyMax Weyler Nery0Celina Maria Turchi Martelli1Marília Dalva Turchi2Pontifícia Universidade Católica de GoiásUniversidade Federal de GoiásUniversidade Federal de GoiásHighly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) reduces AIDS-related morbidity and mortality, however it has been associated with metabolic abnormalities. This study estimated the prevalence of lipid abnormalities and related factors among patients on HAART. A cross-sectional study was conducted on adult patients, in central Brazil. Patients were interviewed, and blood obtained for lipids measurement. Dyslipidemia was defined as total cholesterol (TC) > 240 mg/dL, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) > 160 mg/dL, triglycerides (TG) > 200 and/or high-density lipoprotein (HDL) < 40 mg/dL. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed (SPSS 13.0). One hundred and thirteen patients were recruited. Mean age was 39.3 years; 68.1% were males; 50.4% were on nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) in combination with non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI), while 42.5% were on NRTI in combination with protease inhibitors (PIs). The prevalence of dyslipidemia was 66.7%. Low HDL was the most frequent abnormality (53.5%), followed by high TG (36.1%). Patients on a PI regimen had a 5.2-fold higher risk (95% CI: 1.8-14.8) of dyslipidemia, even after adjusting for sex, age, and duration of HIV infection/AIDS. The study discloses a high prevalence rate of dyslipidemia and points out a need for intervention programs to reduce future cardiovascular events in patients, on HAART.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000200010&lng=en&tlng=enprevalencedyslipidemiaHIVAIDSHAART
spellingShingle Max Weyler Nery
Celina Maria Turchi Martelli
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Dyslipidemia in AIDS patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
prevalence
dyslipidemia
HIV
AIDS
HAART
title Dyslipidemia in AIDS patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy
title_full Dyslipidemia in AIDS patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy
title_fullStr Dyslipidemia in AIDS patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy
title_full_unstemmed Dyslipidemia in AIDS patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy
title_short Dyslipidemia in AIDS patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy
title_sort dyslipidemia in aids patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy
topic prevalence
dyslipidemia
HIV
AIDS
HAART
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