Title
Metabolic and cardiovascular comorbidities among clinically stable HIV patients on long-term ARV therapy in five ambulatory clinics in Lima-Callao, Peru
Date Issued
01 January 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Bentham Science Publishers B.V.
Abstract
Background: There is scarcity of data about the prevalence of non-AIDS defining comorbidities among stable HIV-infected patients in Peru. Objective: We aimed to describe the most frequent cardiometabolic comorbidities found among ambulatory adults on ARV in Peru. Methods: A review of records for patients attending regular visits at 5 clinics in Lima-Callao in January-February 2016 is presented. Patients were adults on ARV for >6 months, with no recent AIDS-defining condition. Results: Three hundred and five medical charts were reviewed. Most patients were male (73.1%, n=223) with a mean age of 46.0 years. Mean time from HIV diagnosis was 9.41 yrs. and mean duration of ARV was 7.78 yrs. Most patients were on an NNRTI-based first line regimen (76.4%, n=233), and 12.1% (n=37) were on rescue regimens. Median CD4 count was 614.2 cells/µL and the proportion of patients with viral load <40 c/mL was 90.8% (n=277). Most frequent metabolic diagnoses were dyslipidemia (51.5%, n=157), obesity (11.1%, n=34), and diabetes mellitus (7.2%, n=22). Hypertension was diagnosed in 8.9% (n=27). Other diagnoses of cardiovascular disease were documented in 3.3% (n=10). Pharmacologic treatment was prescribed in 91.3% of patients with diabetes or hypertension, but in only 29.3% of patients with dyslipidemia. Conclusion: A high proportion of metabolic comorbidities was found, with dyslipidemia being the most frequent, followed by obesity and diabetes. In contrast, cardiovascular disease was documented less frequently. Medical treatment was started for only a third of dyslipidemia patients. HIV care policies need to consider proper management of chronic comorbidities to optimize long-term outcomes.
Start page
126
End page
135
Volume
12
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema cardiaco, Sistema cardiovascular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85055737220
Source
Open AIDS Journal
ISSN of the container
18746136
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