Open AccessMetabolic changes in the patients on second-line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): A prospective cohort study from north India
Author(s) -
Durga Shankar Meena,
Madhukar Rai,
Surya Kumar Singh,
Jaya Tapadar,
Dinesh Kumar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1208_19
Subject(s) - medicine , insulin resistance , metabolic syndrome , lipid profile , prospective cohort study , cohort , triglyceride , population , nevirapine , insulin , antiretroviral therapy , gastroenterology , cholesterol , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , obesity , immunology , environmental health
In India, there is a genetic predisposition to insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk, the impact of ART (antiretroviral therapy) on lipid profile and blood sugar may be significant. The study of potential implications of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-associated metabolic syndrome is critical to prevent cardiovascular diseases in the Indian population.