Journal article
Differences in lipid measurements by antiretroviral regimen exposure in cohorts from Asia and Australia
AIDS Research and Treatment, Vol.2012, pp.1-9
2012
Abstract
We explored the mean differences in routinely measured lipids (total cholesterol, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) according to exposure to different combination antiretroviral regimens in Asian (n = 2051) and Australian (predominantly Caucasian, n = 794) cohorts. The regimen was defined as at least 3 antiretroviral drugs with at least 2 nucleoside-reverse transcriptases (NRTIs) and either of at least one protease inhibitor (PI) or non-nucleoside-reverse transcriptases (NNRTIs). We categorised cART regimens as: NRTIs as tenofovir based or not; NNRTIs as nevirapine or efavirenz (but not both); and PI as atazanavir based or not. We found that the impact of various antiretroviral regimens on lipids in Asian and Australian cohorts was only different by cohort for total cholesterol (P for interaction between regimen and cohort: <0.001) but not in case of other lipids (P for interaction: >0.05). The differences in total cholesterol were however small and unlikely to be of clinical significance. Overall, tenofovir with nevirapine or atazanavir was associated with the most favorable lipids, while the PI regimens without tenofovir and atazanavir were associated with least favorable lipids. We conclude that the impact of various ART regimens on lipids is largely similar in Asian and Australian cohorts and that the newer drugs such as tenofovir and atazanavir are likely to provide similar benefit in terms of lipid profiles in both populations.
Details
- Title
- Differences in lipid measurements by antiretroviral regimen exposure in cohorts from Asia and Australia
- Authors/Creators
- A.C. Achhra (Author/Creator)J. Amin (Author/Creator)J. Hoy (Author/Creator)J. Tanuma (Author/Creator)T. Sirisanthana (Author/Creator)D. Nolan (Author/Creator)T. Merati (Author/Creator)M. Giles (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- AIDS Research and Treatment, Vol.2012, pp.1-9
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation
- Identifiers
- 991005542553807891
- Copyright
- © 2012 Amit C. Achhra et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Clinical Immunology and Biomedical Statistics
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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