Prevalence of selected cardiometabolic risk factors in the global ART-naive HIV infected population: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) are at increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases attributable to the effects of the virus, antiretroviral therapy (ART) and traditional risk factors. Most studies have focused on assessing the effect of ART on cardiometabolic diseases in PLHIV with fewer studies assessing the cardiometabolic risk profile prior to exposure to ART. Therefore, this protocol is for a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the global prevalence of selected cardiometabolic risk factors in ART-naïve PLHIV and their association with HIV specific factors.

Methods

We shall conduct a systematic search of observational studies on the prevalence of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidaemia in ART-naïve PLHIV and their association with HI

SUBMITTER: Ebasone PV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10249803 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature