Hypertriglyceridemia and waist circumference predict cardiovascular risk among HIV patients: a cross-sectional study.

Hypertriglyceridemia and waist circumference predict cardiovascular risk among HIV patients: a cross-sectional study.

Although half of HIV-infected patients develop lipodystrophy and metabolic complications, there exists no simple clinical screening tool to discern the high from the low-risk HIV-infected patient. Thus, we evaluated the associations between waist circumference (WC) combined with triglyceride (TG) le...

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Main Authors: Peter M Janiszewski, Robert Ross, Jean-Pierre Despres, Isabelle Lemieux, Gabriella Orlando, Federica Carli, Pietro Bagni, Marianna Menozzi, Stefano Zona, Giovanni Guaraldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3178598?pdf=render

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