Further Evidence Links HIV Infection with Increased Risk for Diabetes

Diabetes was present in 10% of HIV-infected adults, a rate 3.8% higher than in a matched HIV-negative population.

The increased survival of HIV+ patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) results in an increasing burden of diseases seen in older persons, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes mellitus (DM). Because of uncertainty about whether HIV increases the risk for DM independent of other risk factors, investigators compared the weighted prevalence of DM in a population of 8610 HIV+ adults from the Medical Monitoring Project and 5604 HIV-negative adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in 2009 and 2010.

The prevalence of DM (identified as having non–pregnancy-related DM listed in the medical record as a problem or taking either insulin or an oral hypoglycemic agent) in HIV+ adults was 10.…

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Keith Henry, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardViiV Advisory Board

Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Keith Henry, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardViiV Advisory Board

Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Further Evidence Links HIV Infection with Increased Risk for Diabetes

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