Factors associated with high cardiovascular risk in a primarily African American, urban HIV-infected population:

SAGE Open Medicine

ShashwateeBagchi¹ 

关键词: HIV/AIDS;    cardiovascular disease;    cardiovascular disease;    HIV women;    hepatitis C;    triglyceridemia;    HIV;    albumin;    HIV;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312117725644

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objective:To determine factors associated with increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease in a high-risk patient population.Design:Cross-sectional analysis of a retrospective cohort study.Methods:One-hundred patients at an inner city HIV clinic in 2008 were reviewed. The atherosclerotic vascular disease risk score was calculated using the Pooled Cohort Equation. Chi-square test was performed to identify associations of potential risk factors with elevated atherosclerotic vascular disease risk.Results:Eighty-one participants were included in the final analysis. In total, 95.1% were African American, and 38.3% were women. The median atherosclerotic vascular disease risk score was 8.8% and 8.1% in 2008 and 2012, respectively. The medical co-morbidities associated with increased atherosclerotic vascular disease risk were hepatitis C infection (X2 = 3.93; p value = 0.048), elevated triglycerides levels (X2 = 4.0; p value = 0.046), and low albumin (X2 = 4.65; p value = 0.031). There were a higher numbe...

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