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ArticleHIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.)2021

Serum Lipid Profiles of Patients Taking Efavirenz-Based Antiretroviral Regimen Compared to Ritonavir-Boosted Atazanavir with an Optimized Background at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Abebe Muche Belete, Daniel Seifu, Menakath Menon, Wondwossen Amogne, Aster Shewa, Alemu Adela Tefera

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Article in HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Abebe Muche BeleteDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.
Daniel SeifuDepartment of Biochemistry, Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of Global Health Equity, Kigali, Rwanda.
Menakath MenonDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Wondwossen AmogneDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Aster ShewaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Alemu Adela TeferaDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa University · ETDebre Berhan University · ETUniversity of Global Health Equity · RW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDyslipidemia represents significant health care concerns in patients taking antiretroviral therapy due to their association with cardiovascular disease risk. There is limited data regarding the effects of boosted atazanavir (ATV/r) treatment in the lipid profiles of Ethiopian HIV patients. Thus, this study compares the mean values of lipid profile differences of HIV patients on ATV/r-based regimen compared to efavirenz (EFV)-based regimen, while the background is Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/lamivudine. MATERIALS AND

methodsA comparative hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among adult HIV-infected patients at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from July-September 2017. An equal number of EFV and ATV/r-treated patients (n=90 each) receiving for 1-year and over were included in the study. Serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), gigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) were measured. Data comparison used chi-square test, Student's

resultsIn the present study, the ATV/r-treated group results were significantly higher in the median values of TG [207 (56-1094) vs 145 (42-768) mg/dL;

conclusionATV/r is associated with elevated in TG and TG/HDL-C, but low HDL as compared to EFV. Differences in LDL or HDL that were found were of unclear clinical significance. The long-term significance is unknown.

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antiretroviral therapydyslipidemiaefavirenzritonavir-boosted atazanavir

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