Endocrine Abstracts

Background: We aimed to determine and compare the prevalence and associated factors of metabolic syndrome (MS) among HAART exposed versus HAART naïve HIV infected patients at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano (AKTH).Method: In this cross-sectional comparative study we evaluated 300 HIV infected persons who were divided into two age and sex matched groups – HAART-exposed and HAART-naïve – attending AKTH. MS was diagnosed using ATP...

Background: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) particularly protease inhibitors cause hyperglycaemia through insulin resistance. There is raising number of HIV patients on HAART attending the diabetic clinic in Nigeria and very few studies were done to determine their risk of developing diabetes. We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with diabetes mellitus (DM) among HIV patients.Methods: In a cross sectional study of 300 ...

Background: In Nigeria, the economic burden of diabetes foot ulcer is enormous for several reasons and there are very few studies that look at the economic cost of diabetes foot care. This study estimated the cost of illness among patients with diabetes foot ulcer in secondary and tertiary health facilities in Kano.Methods: The study was a cross-sectional evaluation involving ninety patients with diabetes having various degrees of foot ulcerations. A str...

Background: Most studies of the metabolic syndrome (MS) among HIV patients focus on those receiving HAART. This study determined the prevalence and factors associated with MS among HAART naïve HIV patients in Kano, Nigeria.Methods: In this descriptive study, we evaluated 150 consecutive HAART naive HIV patients attending the HIV clinic of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. Data on socio-demography, relevant clinical history, anthropometric indices, and b...

Background: Weight gain is a recognised effect of HAART which occur through restoration of the body’s immune function and lipodystrophy. Weight gain could have a negative impact on the medical and social wellbeing of the persons affected. Most HIV studies in Nigeria tend to concentrate on the effect of HAART on viral suppression and improvement in quality of life neglecting other consequences of the disease and treatment. We aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity am...