Evidence gaps on weight gain in people living with HIV: a scoping review to define a research agenda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) dramatically improved survival in people living with HIV (PLWH) but is associated with weight gain (WG), raising concern for a possible obesity epidemic in PLWH. This scoping review aims to identify the gaps in the existing evidence on WG in PLWH and generate a future research agenda.

Methods

This review was conducted according to the methodology for scoping studies and reported according to the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Review checklist. Articles published in English in the last 10 years indexed in Pubmed, WHO Global Index Medicus, or Embase were searched using specific queries focused on WG in PLWH.

Results

Following the selection process, 175 included articles were reviewed to search for the available evidence on

SUBMITTER: Guaraldi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10103467 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature