| dc.contributor.author | Kamuhu, Regina. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mugendi, Beatrice J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kimiywe, Judith. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Njagi, Eliud. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-16T02:13:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-12-16T02:13:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2249-9571 | |
| dc.identifier.other | I: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210516 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5488 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is currently second, after cancer, as the most frequent cause of death
among HIV-positive subjects in areas of the world where Highly active anti-retroviral therapy
(HAART) is widely available. The purpose of this study was to investigate cardiovascular disease
markers in HIV-infected adults attending comprehensive care clinic in Nyeri Level- 5- Hospital. The
results are based on a sample of 85 participants that randomly selected for an intervention study with
two study arms. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze all study variables. Relationships between
all and individual CVD risk factors were analyzed using Spearman’s correlation coefficient. Criterion
for statistical significance was at p < 0.05 and 90% power of test. Twenty nine percent of the
respondents were aged fifty years and above while 48.2% were between 40-49 years. Only 5.9% of
the respondents smoked while 8.2% drunk alcohol. Twenty seven percent (27.1%) had low physical
activity while 24.7% had obesity class I (30-34.9), 8.2% had obesity class II (35-39.9) while 1.5% had
obesity class III (> 40). Another 31.8% were overweight (25-29.9). 28.2% had hypertension stage I
(140-159) and another 11.8% had hypertension stage II (>160). Twenty two percent (22.4%) had high
total cholesterol (>6.2), while 34.1% had high serum triglycerides (2.25-5.6) and another 4.7% had
very high serum LDL-C (>4.91). Framingham’s risk score was used to determine the 10-year risk of
developing a coronary heart disease. Majority of the participants (60%) had low (<10%) 10-year risk
of coronary heart disease at the baseline. There is a high prevalence of hypertension and
overweight/obesity among HIV+ patients. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | International Journal of Health Sciences and Research Vol.11; Issue: 5; May 2021 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cardiovascular risk factors, cardiovascular risk score, lipid profile, Framingham risk score | en_US |
| dc.title | Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in HIVInfected Adults in Nyeri County, Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
