Clinical Study

Diabetes and Hypertension among Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Treatment Since 1998 in Senegal: Prevalence and Associated Factors

Table 1

Demographics, HIV, and metabolic characteristics of the study population.

CharacteristicsN (%)/median (IQR)

Age, median years (IQR)24246 (40–54)
 <4598(40.5)
 ≥45144(59.5)
Sex
 Male102(42.1)
 Female140(57.9)
BMI, median kg/m² (IQR)24222.3 (19.8–25.6)
 <25174(71.9)
 ≥2568(28.1)
BMI at treatment initiation, median kg/m² (IQR)24220.2 (18.4–22.6)
 <25217(89.7)
 ≥2525(10.3)
CDC stage
 A16(6.6)
 B99(40.9)
 C127(52.5)
HCV or HBV infection45(18.6)
CD4 cell count, median cells/μL (IQR)242501 (372–722)
 ≤20013(5.4)
 >200229(94.6)
CD4 cell count at treatment initiation,
median cells/μL (IQR)
239146 (61–229)
 ≤200151(63.2)
 >20088(36.8)
HIV viral load < 50 copies/mL201(83.1)
Total cholesterol (g/L)
 <1.5224(92.6)
 ≥1.518(7.4)
Triglycerides (g/L)
 <2.4231(95.5)
 ≥2.411(4.5)

IQR: interquartile range; BMI: body mass index; HCV: hepatitis C virus; HBV: hepatitis B virus.