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To determine the prevalence of dyslipidemia and evaluate nutritional status alongside associated risk factors among HIV-infected children and adolescents receiving antiretroviral therapy.

September 1, 2023HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative CareOpen Access

Dyslipidemia and Nutritional Status of HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents on Antiretroviral Treatment at the Comprehensive Chronic Care and Training Center of Jimma Medical Center

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To determine the prevalence of dyslipidemia and evaluate nutritional status alongside associated risk factors among HIV-infected children and adolescents receiving antiretroviral therapy.
Conducted a hospital-based cross-sectional study in Ethiopia utilizing systematic sampling among 150 HIV-infected children and adolescents on antiretroviral therapy.
Assessed demographic, clinical, and anthropometric data (via CDC growth charts) and measured lipid profiles from 3–5 mL fasting blood samples.
Identified associations between risk factors and lipid abnormalities using multivariable logistic regression analysis.
The overall prevalence of dyslipidemia was 72%, with low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) observed in 72.0% and hypertriglyceridemia in 21.3% of participants.
Low HDL was significantly associated with a BMI-for-age percentile ≤5% (AOR: 2.02, 95% CI: 1.14–3.66; P=0.015).
High triglycerides were significantly associated with antiretroviral treatment duration exceeding 150 months (AOR: 1.02, 95% CI: 1.00–1.03; P=0.01) and a BMI-for-age percentile ≤5% (AOR: 1.86, 95% CI: 1.03–1.37; P=0.04).

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Cross-sectional study finds high dyslipidemia prevalence in HIV-infected pediatric patients, indicating need for routine lipid monitoring during antiretroviral treatment.

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Lamesa et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a74d448fd85dc9184091457 https://doi.org/10.2147/hiv.s418729

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Cross-sectional study finds high dyslipidemia prevalence in HIV-infected pediatric patients, indicating need for routine lipid monitoring during antiretroviral treatment.

Dyslipidemia and Nutritional Status of HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents on Antiretroviral Treatment at the Comprehensive Chronic Care and Training Center of Jimma Medical Center

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