Low HDL-cholesterol among HIV-1 infected and HIV-1 uninfected individuals in Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract Background Antiretroviral treatment (ART) is associated with dyslipidemia yet little is known about the burden of dyslipidemia in the absence of ART in sub-Saharan Africa. We compared the prevalence and risk factors for dyslipidemia among HIV-infected ART-naïve adults and their uninfected p...

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Main Authors: Anne Njoroge, B. L. Guthrie, Rose Bosire, Mark Wener, James Kiarie, Carey Farquhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Subjects:
HIV
HDL
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-017-0503-9