Serum lipid and glucose profiles in HIV-positive Nigerian children

• Main Authors: Olukemi O. Ige (Author), Christopher S. Yilgwan (Author), Augustine O. Ebonyi (Author), Ruth Adah (Author), Idris Adedeji (Author), Esther S. Yiltok (Author), Stephen Oguche (Author), Fidelia Bode-Thomas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To describe the fasting serum lipid and glucose profiles of HIV-positive Nigerian children and determine the prevalence and risk factors for dyslipidaemia and hyperglycaemia, which are risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Methods: This was a comparative cross-sectional study carried...