Research Article

Determinants of Metabolic Syndrome and 5-Year Cardiovascular Risk Estimates among HIV-Positive Individuals from an Indian Tertiary Care Hospital

Table 2

Various criteria for metabolic syndrome by ART status (n = 182).

Criteria for MSOn ART (n = 123)ART naïve (n = 59) value
n (%)n (%)

Presence of abdominal obesity52 (42.3)13 (22.0)0.008
Elevated fasting TG or drug treatment for elevated TG56 (45.5)31 (52.5)0.37
Low HDL-C or on drug treatment for reduced HDL-C73 (59.3)51 (86.4)<0.001
Elevated SBP/DBP ≥ 130/85 mmHg or receiving drug treatment42 (34.1)10 (16.9)0.01
Elevated FPG or drug treatment for elevated glucose66 (53.7)20 (33.9)0.01

TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose.