The effect of HIV and the modifying effect of antiretroviral therapy on body-mass index and blood pressure levels in rural South Africa

Background: The trajectory of body-mass index (BMI) in long-term HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) compared with the non-HIV population has been poorly studied. Methods: Methods In 2003 and 2010, height, weight, and blood pressure measurements were recorded in a subset (n=505) of the pop...

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Main Authors: Andrea B Feigl, MPH, Frank Tanser, PhD, Till W Bärnighausen, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X15700434