2025
Prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome among ART Naïve people living with HIV in Accra, Ghana: a multicenter cross-sectional study
Odikro M, Torpey K, Lartey M, Agyabeng K, Shabanova V, Ganu V, Painstil E, Kenu E. Prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome among ART Naïve people living with HIV in Accra, Ghana: a multicenter cross-sectional study. AIDS Research And Therapy 2025, 22: 83. PMID: 40855323, PMCID: PMC12376448, DOI: 10.1186/s12981-025-00783-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsART-naive PLWHAdjusted odds ratiosCross-sectional studyHigh density lipoprotein cholesterolMetS prevalenceWorld Health OrganizationFactors associated with metabolic syndromeFactors associated with MetSMulti-centric cross-sectional studyOdds of MetSRoutine screeningMulticenter cross-sectional studyAge of participantsMetabolic syndromeModified World Health OrganizationConsistent with known risk factorsPre-antiretroviral therapyLipoprotein cholesterolRaised blood pressureImpaired fasting glucoseKnown Risk FactorsSTEPS questionnaireCardiometabolic illnessHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolART-naive people
2019
2796 Possible Predictors of Gallbladder Stasis: Why Not Vitamin D?
Atem N, Atem F, Olanipekun T, Weerakoon S. 2796 Possible Predictors of Gallbladder Stasis: Why Not Vitamin D? The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2019, 114: s1544-s1544. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000600716.56496.6f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh density lipoprotein cholesterolGeneral populationSub‐sample of femalesVitamin D levelsStudy of agingEffect of BMIBody mass indexLogistic regression analysisLevels of high density lipoprotein cholesterolD levelsChi-square testSub-sampleHospital admissionMass indexDensity lipoprotein cholesterolStudy populationStudy databaseMultivariate testsLipoprotein cholesterolUnadjusted testsT-testRegression analysisConfoundingPregnant femalesCoefficient of interest
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