
Effect of Changes in Body Mass Index on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Mellitus in HIV-Positive Individuals: Results From the D:A:D Study
Author(s) -
Kathy Petoumenos,
Locadiah Kuwanda,
Lene Ryom,
Amanda Mocroft,
Peter Reiss,
Stéphane De Wit,
Christian Pradier,
Fabrice Bonnet,
Andrew Phillips,
Camilla Ingrid Hatleberg,
Antonella d’Arminio Monforte,
Rainer Weber,
Caroline Sabin,
Jens Lundgren,
Matthew Law
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002603
Subject(s) - body mass index , medicine , confidence interval , diabetes mellitus , poisson regression , obesity , risk factor , demography , population , endocrinology , environmental health , sociology
Weight gain is common among people with HIV once antiretroviral treatment is commenced. We assess the effect of changes in body mass index (BMI), from different baseline BMI levels, on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus (DM).