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ArticleTherapeutic advances in infectious disease

Prevalence and factors associated with hyperuricemia among people living with HIV in Uganda: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary hospital in Uganda.

Jeremiah Mutinye Kwesiga, Reagan Nkonge, Brenda Namanda, Martin Nabwana, Joseph Baruch Baluku

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Jeremiah Mutinye KwesigaMedical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit P.O. Box 49, Plot 51-59 Nakiwogo Road, Entebbe, Wakiso District, Uganda.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5507-1664
Reagan NkongeSt Catherine's Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.
Brenda NamandaMakerere Lung Institute, Kampala, Uganda.
Martin NabwanaMakerere University-John Hopkins Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda.
Joseph Baruch BalukuMakerere Lung Institute, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5852-9674

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Background: Hyperuricemia is associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among people with HIV (PLWH). However, there is a paucity of studies examining the factors associated with hyperuricemia among PLWH in sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with hyperuricemia among PLWH at a tertiary hospital in Uganda. Design: We conducted a cross-sectional study among PLWH receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) at the HIV clinic at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Methods: Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements, and analysis of fasting blood glucose, blood lipids, glycated hemoglobin, and serum uric acid of blood samples from participants. Modified Poisson regression with robust standard errors was used to assess factors associated with hyperuricemia. Statistical significance was set at Results: Among 390 PLWH, the mean (SD) age was 41.4 (12.3) years, and 209 (53.6%) were female. A total of 360 (92.3%) were on dolutegravir-based ART regimens, and 94.7% (306/323) were virally suppressed (viral load < 1000 copies/mL). The prevalence of hyperuricemia was 21.3% (83/390). Current alcohol use (adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR) = 2.07, 95% CI: 1.26, 3.41, Conclusion: One in five PLWH had hyperuricemia in this study. Alcohol use was identified as a potential modifiable risk factor for hyperuricemia. While alcohol cessation programs are needed to mitigate the risk of hyperuricemia, studies should explore the effect of hyperuricemia on lung function among PLWH.

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alcohol useantiretroviral therapycardiovascular diseaseshyperuricemiapeople living with HIVsub-saharan AfricaUganda

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