Cardiometabolic risk in a population of older adults with multiple co-morbidities in rural south africa: the HAALSI (Health and Aging in Africa: longitudinal studies of INDEPTH communities) study

• Main Authors: Thomas A. Gaziano (Author), Shafika Abrahams-Gessel (Author), F. Xavier Gomez-Olive (Author), Alisha Wade (Author), Nigel J. Crowther (Author), Sartaj Alam (Author), Jennifer Manne-Goehler (Author), Chodziwadziwa W Kabudula (Author), Ryan Wagner (Author), Julia Rohr (Author), Livia Montana (Author), Kathleen Kahn (Author), Till W. Bärnighausen (Author), Lisa F. Berkman (Author), Stephen Tollman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A consequence of the widespread uptake of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is that the older South African population will experience an increase in life expectancy, increasing their risk for cardiometabolic diseases (CMD), and its risk factors. The long-term interactions between HI...