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