[Metabolic disorders and cardiovascular risk factors observed in patients infected by the HIV with antiretroviral therapy in Burkina Faso]

Med Trop (Mars). 2011 Dec;71(6):626-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The purpose of this descriptive transverse study is to describe metabolic disorders and cardiovascular risk factors in HIV-infected patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy in the day-care unit of the University Hospital of Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso. A total of 100 patients (Burkinavi cohort) undergoing antiretroviral therapy with a minimum of 42-months of follow-up (October 2005 to Mars 2009) were included. There were 77 females and 33 males with a mean age of 37 years. Most patients, i.e., 95%, were positive for HIV1. Mean body mass index was 22 kg/m2. Mean CD4 count was 280/mm3. Viral load was undetectable in 66 of the 71 patients who underwent viral load testing. Retroviral therapy consisted of the TriomuneR combination (Stavudine + lamivudine + névirapine) at a fixed dose in 27 cases. Cardiovascular risk factors included family history of high arterial blood pressure in 5 patients, smoking in 4, and obesity in 8. During follow-up, seven patients presented hypertension. Metabolic disorders included hyperglycemia (4%), hypertriglyceridemia (17%) and hypercholesterolemia (14%). Lipodystrophia was noted for 6 patients. Despite the short follow-up period, metabolic disorders and cardiovascular risk factors were observed at our patients under antiretroviral therapy.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Retroviral Agents / adverse effects
  • Anti-Retroviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Burkina Faso / epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV-1
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Metabolic Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Risk Factors
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents