Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran

en Prevalence of Dysglycemia, Dyslipidemia, and Metabolic Syndrome among Patients with HIV Infection: a Cross-sectional Study from Iran Endocrinology Endocrinology Original Research Original Research Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) resulted in considerable morbidity and mortality. Following antiretroviral therapy (ART), the life expectancy of HIV-infected patients increased; however, they were more at risk of developing chronic diseases such as endocrinopathies. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of dysglycemia, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome among patients with HIV infection.    Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on HIV-infected patients referring to Loghman Hakim Hospital (Tehran, Iran) between April 2020 and April 2021. We examined demographic features, medical history, and laboratory tests indicating the metabolic status of the patients. Eventually, collected data were processed using SPSS version 23.     Results: The mean age of 68 confirmed HIV patients was 39.85±10.54 years and 64.7% were male. BMI (MD = 2.57, 95% CI = [0.25, 4.88], P = 0.035), cholesterol (MD = 22.73, 95% CI = [4.70, 40.76], P = 0.014), HDL (MD = 8.54, 95% CI = [2.06, 15.02], P = 0.011), and LDL of women was significantly higher than men (MD = 22.43, 95% CI = [7.60, 37.27], P = 0.004). Additionally, 30 patients (44.1%) suffered from metabolic syndrome. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome differed significantly between men (34.1%) and women (62.50%) (P = 0.024).    Conclusion: Dysglycemia, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome are common among HIV-infected patients. Thus, periodic evaluation of the patients can be advantageous in early diagnosis and timely treatment.   Dyslipidemias, Glucose Metabolism Disorders, HIV Infections, Metabolic Syndrome 896 899 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-8184-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Marjan Shakiba shakibamarjan@yahoo.com 200319475328460080298 200319475328460080298 No Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, & Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Mofid Children’s Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Shervin Shokouhi shsh.50@gmail.com 200319475328460080299 200319475328460080299 No Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, & Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran Fariba Alaei alaeifariba@yahoo.com 200319475328460080300 200319475328460080300 No Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Mofid Children’s Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,Iran Amirreza Keyvanfar amirrezakeyvanfar@yahoo.com 200319475328460080301 200319475328460080301 No Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Hanieh Najafiarab haniye.najafiarab@gmail.com 200319475328460080302 200319475328460080302 No Preventative Gynecology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mehrdad Yasaei mehrdad.yasaei@gmail.com; myasaei@mrcjd.ac.ir 200319475328460080303 200319475328460080303 Yes Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Mofid Children’s Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran