CLINICAL STUDY OF LIPID PROFILE ABNORMALITIES IN HIV PATIENTS – AN ORIGINAL STUDY FROM A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Dr. U. Srinivas; Dr. K. Uday Kiran Raju; Dr. Mohd Moseen

Volume : IX, Issue : X, October - 2019

CLINICAL STUDY OF LIPID PROFILE ABNORMALITIES IN HIV PATIENTS – AN ORIGINAL STUDY FROM A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Dr. U. Srinivas, Dr. K. Uday Kiran Raju, Dr. Mohd Moseen

Abstract :

Aim: HIV is a global pandemic and metabolic derangements especially dyslipidemia has been reported both due to ART and the virus itself. This study is taken up to evaluate lipid profiles in HIV naïve patients and in HIV patients already on ART Methodology: A Cross sectional study was done involving a total of 97 subjects of which 61 are naïve HIV positive and 36 HIV positive patients on ART. Subjects with other comorbidities were not included. Their serum lipid profile was estimated and comparison was made using statistical tests. Results: Out of the 61 HIV naïve subjects, 34 were male with 27 females and out of the 36 study subjects in ART group 10 were male with 26 females. Hypertriglyceridemia and low HDL is found in all naïve males and all naïve females. TC, HDL and LDL is higher in ART subjects. TG and VLDL is lower is ART group. Conclusion: Dyslipidemia is a common finding in HIV naïve patients and is more deranged in those on ART. So regular monitoring of serum lipid profile is recommended in those who are on ART.