Comparing the Ability of Anthropometric Indicators in Identifying Metabolic Syndrome in HIV Patients.

BACKGROUND:Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) can cause side effects in HIV patients, as the metabolic syndrome. Early identification of risk for development of cardiovascular diseases using available reliable and practical methods is fundamental. On this basis, the aim of this study was t...

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Main Authors: Rebeca Antunes Beraldo, Gabriela Cristina Meliscki, Bruna Ramos Silva, Anderson Marliere Navarro, Valdes Roberto Bollela, André Schmidt, Maria Cristina Foss-Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4769013?pdf=render