Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Spanish HIV-1-infected male inmates
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Methods Cross-sectional study carried out among 216 male HIV1 patients in prison. Patients were stratified according to age(<34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54 and >55 years old, respectively)and their CVR was assessed by Framingham (FRAM) equation. The prevalence of some further risk factors was also evaluated: time on antiretroviral therapy, nadir CD4 count, maximum viral load(VL), time on undetectable VL, HCV-coinfection, and cocaine use.
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دوره 13 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010