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ArticleHIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.)2017

Predictors of hypertension in an urban HIV-infected population at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria.

Henry Ohem Okpa, Elvis Mbu Bisong, Ofem Egbe Enang, Emmanuel Monjok, Ekere James Essien

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Article in HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Henry Ohem OkpaDepartment of Internal Medicine.
Elvis Mbu BisongDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Calabar and University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria.
Ofem Egbe EnangDepartment of Internal Medicine.
Emmanuel MonjokDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Calabar and University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria; Institute of Community Health, University of Houston, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Ekere James EssienInstitute of Community Health, University of Houston, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Texas Medical Center · USUniversity of Calabar · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has remarkably improved the prognosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, at the expense of the development of long-term complications such as cardiovascular and renal diseases. Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and its associated mortality. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of HTN and to identify possible predictors among HIV-infected patients attending the HIV Special Treatment Clinic at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar. MATERIALS AND

methodsA cross-sectional study was carried out over a 5-month period from February to July 2016. A total of 112 HIV-infected persons were consecutively recruited and their blood pressures were measured in two consecutive clinic visits. They were compared with the HIV-negative control group (n=309). Data collected were analyzed with SPSS 18, and statistical significance was set at

resultsThere was a female preponderance in both the HIV-infected individuals and HIV-negative control group (57.5% vs. 57.4%). The mean ages were 39.3 and 33.9 years in HIV-infected and HIV-negative subjects, respectively. The risk factors that were associated with HTN in both groups were older age (>40 years), increased weight and body mass index (BMI), and presence of obesity. Male sex and duration of exposure to HAART and CD

conclusionTraditional risk factors such as older age, increased BMI, and obesity were linked to HTN in both HIV-infected and HIV-negative subjects, but higher CD

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