Cardiovascular risk factors and markers of myocardial injury and inflammation in people living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya: a pilot cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and explore associations with high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hscTnI) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Kenya.

Design

Pilot cross-sectional study.

Setting

Data were collected from community HIV clinics across two sites in Nairobi, Kenya, from July 2019 to May 2020.

Participants

Convenience sample of 200 PLHIV (≥30 years with no prior history of CVD).

Outcome measures

Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and its association with hsTnI and hsCRP levels.

Results

Across 200 PLHIV (median age 46 years, IQR 38-53; 61% women), the prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia (total cholesterol >6.1 mmol/L) and hypertensi

SUBMITTER: Ahmed HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9171254 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature