Obesity following ART initiation is common and influenced by both traditional and HIV-/ART-specific risk factors.

ABSTRACT: Background:Obesity rates are increasing among HIV-infected individuals, but risk factors for obesity development on ART remain unclear. Objectives:In a cohort of HIV-infected adults in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, we aimed to determine obesity rates before and after ART initiation and to analyse risk factors for obesity on ART. Methods:We retrospectively analysed data from individuals initiating ART between 2000 and 2015. BMI was calculated at baseline (time of ART initiation). Participants who were non-obese at baseline and had ≥90 days of ART exposure were followed until the development of obesity or the end of follow-up. Obesity incidence rates were estimated using Poisson regression models and risk factors were assessed using Cox regression models. Results:Of participants analysed at baseli

SUBMITTER: Bakal DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6054231 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature