Cardiovascular disease risk in people of African ancestry with HIV in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Our objective was to describe the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in people of African ancestry with HIV in the UK.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of CVD risk factors in Black people with HIV aged ≥40 years and estimated the 10-year CVD risk using QRISK®3-2018. Correlations between body mass index (BMI) and CVD risk factors were described using Pearson correlation coefficients, and factors associated with 10-year CVD risk ≥5% were described using logistic regression.

Results

We included 833 Black people with HIV and a median age of 54 years; 54% were female, 50% were living with obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m²), 61% had hypertension, and 19% had diabetes mellitus. CVD risk >5% ranged from 2% in female participants

SUBMITTER: Ko S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11608579 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature