| Autor: |
Milena Maria Moreira Guimarães, Dirceu Bartolomeu Greco, Allyson Nogueira Moreira, Nathalia Sernizon Guimarães, Cláudia Maria Vilas Freire, Bruna Guimarães Rohlfs, Lucas José de Campos Machado |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 171-176 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1413-8670 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.bjid.2018.03.006 |
| Popis: |
The lipid accumulation product (LAP) index is an emerging cardiovascular risk marker. We aimed to assess the accuracy of this index as a marker of cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected patients. A cross-sectional study of 133 HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral drugs and 20 non-infected controls was conducted at the outpatient clinic of a referral center of infectious and parasitic diseases. Evaluations included LAP index, homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) index, anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, glucose tolerance test, and cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Body mass index (BMI) was similar in both groups; however, waist circumference was greater in the HIV-infected patients. Triglyceride levels were significantly higher (p |
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