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. 2017 Mar 29;7(3):e013953. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013953

TableĀ 4.

Prevalence data: HIV-infected treated versus untreated

Author, year Setting Population Case treated Control untreated ART Diagnosis Prevalence case % Prevalence control % p Value
Kagaruki, 2014 Tanzania 671 participants, 70.5% women
Mean age=38.7
n=354, 67.8% women
Mean age=40.6
n=317, 73.5% women
Mean age=36.7
Not stated WHO criteria 3.7 4.7 Not stated
Manuthu, 2008 Kenya 295 participants, 58% women n=134 n=161 82.7% on d4t-based regimen, 51.1% on d4T+3TC+ nevirapine 31.6% on d4T+3TC+ efavirenz. 17.3% on AZT-based regimens 13.5% on AZT+3TC+ efavirenz 3.8% on AZT+3TC+ nevirapine; one PI-based regimen was AZT+3TC+ lopinavir. OGTT, criteria not stated 1.5 1.2 0.85
Mohammed, 2015 Ethiopia 393 adults, 66.9% women
Mean age=37.9
n=284 n=109 32.1% used the drug combination zidovudine + lamivudine + nevirapine WHO criteria 8.5 0.9 <0.01
Nsagha, 2015 Cameroon 215 participants, 74.9% women
Mean age 44.2 years
Mean BMI=26.47
n=160, 77.5% women
Mean age=44.7
Mean BMI=26.94
n=55, 67.3% women
Mean age=38.6
Mean BMI=25.09
AZT+3TC+ efavirenx =1.3%, AZT+3TC+ nevirapine =50%, TDF+3TC+ efavirenz =27.5%, TDF+3TC+ nevirapine =13.1%, TDF+3TC+ lopinavir =8.1% WHO criteria 1.9 3.6 0.46
Tesfaye, 2014 Ethiopia 374 participants, 68% women
Mean age=32.7
n=188, 63.8% women
Mean age=32.7
Mean BMI=22.1
n=186, 68.8% women
Mean age=32.6
Mean BMI=22.2
58% on regimen containing efavirenz and 42% on nevirapine as NNRTI IDF criteria 33.5 21.5 <0.05

3TC, lamivudine; ART, antiretroviral therapy; AZT, zidovudine; BMI, body mass index; d4t, stavudine, IDF, International Diabetes Federation; NNRTI, non-nucleotide reverse transcriptase; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; PI, protease inhibitor; TDF, tenofovir.