Prevalence of Silent Atherosclerosis and Other Comorbidities in an Outpatient Cohort of Adults Living with HIV: Associations with HIV Parameters and Biomarkers - Sorbonne Université
Journal Articles AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses Year : 2021

Prevalence of Silent Atherosclerosis and Other Comorbidities in an Outpatient Cohort of Adults Living with HIV: Associations with HIV Parameters and Biomarkers

Jade Ghosn
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Hendy Abdoul
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Soraya Fellahi
Audrey Merlet
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Dominique Salmon
Jean-Pierre Morini
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Jean Deleuze
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Jacques Blacher
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Jean-Paul Viard
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Abstract

People living with HIV (PLWH) are at risk of noninfectious comorbidities. It is important to individualize those at higher risk. In a single-center cohort of PLWH, we performed a cross-sectional analysis of comorbidities, diagnosed according to standard procedures. The primary endpoint was the prevalence of subclinical carotid/coronary atherosclerosis. Secondary endpoints were its association with selected inflammatory/immune activation biomarkers and with other comorbidities. Associations were examined by using Chi-square or Fisher's exact test for categorical variables and Student or Wilcoxon tests for quantitative variables, and a stepwise multivariate logistical model was performed for further exploration. Among 790 participants [median age: 49.8 years (interquartile range, IQR: 44.5-55.6), 77.1% males, median CD4: 536/mm3 (IQR: 390-754), 83.6% with undetectable viral load], asymptomatic atherosclerosis was found in 26% and was associated in multivariate analysis with older age, longer known duration of infection, higher sCD14, and lower adiponectin levels. Hypertension was found in 33.5% of participants, diabetes in 19.4%, renal impairment in 14.6%, elevated low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol in 13.3%, elevated triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol ratio in 6.6%, and osteoporosis in 7.9%. The presence of two or more comorbidities was found in 42.1% of participants and was associated in multivariate analysis with older age and longer exposure to antiretrovirals. Comorbidities were diversely associated with biomarkers: osteoporosis with higher IL-6, renal impairment with higher sCD14, hypertension with higher D-dimer, diabetes and elevated triglyceride/HDL-cholesterol ratio both with lower adiponectin and lower 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Asymptomatic atherosclerosis and multimorbidity were frequent in a cohort of middle-aged, well-controlled, PLWH and were associated with traditional and HIV-specific factors. Associations between morbidities and inflammatory/immune activation biomarkers were diverse.
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hal-03982795 , version 1 (10-02-2023)

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Jade Ghosn, Hendy Abdoul, Soraya Fellahi, Audrey Merlet, Dominique Salmon, et al.. Prevalence of Silent Atherosclerosis and Other Comorbidities in an Outpatient Cohort of Adults Living with HIV: Associations with HIV Parameters and Biomarkers. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 2021, 37 (2), pp.101-108. ⟨10.1089/AID.2020.0182⟩. ⟨hal-03982795⟩
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