Hypertension in treated and untreated patients with HIV: a study from 2011 to 2013 at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
| Autor: | Agbaji O Oche, Arthur R Kang’ombe, Luis E. Cuevas, Nathan Y. Shehu, Samson E. Isa, Gomerep Samuel Simji, John A Idoko, Geoffrey Gill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Anti-HIV Agents Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Nigeria HIV Infections Comorbidity 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Logistic regression medicine.disease_cause Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Weight loss Risk Factors medicine Prevalence Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Hospitals Teaching business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Age Factors General Medicine Original Articles Middle Aged Overweight medicine.disease Antiretroviral therapy Infectious Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Diet Western Hypertension Parasitology Female University teaching medicine.symptom business Viral load Body mass index Risk Reduction Behavior |
| Zdroj: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 111(4) |
| ISSN: | 1878-3503 |
| Popis: | Background Individuals with HIV, especially those on antiretroviral therapy (ART), may have increased risk of hypertension. We investigated the prevalence of hypertension at enrolment and 12 months after commencing ART in a Nigerian HIV clinic. Methods Data from patients enrolled for ART from 2011 to 2013 were analysed, including 2310 patients at enrolment and 1524 re-evaluated after 12 months of ART. The presence of hypertension, demographic, clinical and biochemical data were retrieved from standardized databases. Bivariate and logistic regressions were used to identify baseline risk factors for hypertension. Results Prevalence of hypertension at enrolment was 19.3% (95% CI 17.6-20.9%), and age (p |
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