Dyslipidemia among HIV-infected patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dyslipidemia is responsible for more than half of the global ischemic heart disease (IHD) and more than 4 million deaths annually. Assessing the prevalence of dyslipidemia can be crucial in predicting the future disease development and possible intervention strategies. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis was aimed at assessing the pooled prevalence of dyslipidemia in HIV-infected patients.

Methods

Electronic databases such as EMBASE, Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, ResearchGate, Cochrane Library, and Science Direct were searched for articles and grey literature. All relevant studies found until our search period of May 24, 2023 were included. The Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale was used to assess the quality of the included studie

SUBMITTER: Mohammed O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10763320 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature