title: Correlates of prevalent hypertension in a large cohort of HIV-infected women: Women's Interagency HIV Study.
abstract: Correlates of hypertension were assessed in 1266 HIV-positive and 368 HIV-negative women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study. Hypertension prevalence was similar in HIV-positive and HIV-negative women (26 versus 28%, P = 0.38). Factors associated with hypertension included increasing age (P < 0.0001), African-American race (P < 0.0001), and body mass index greater than 30 kg/m (P < 0.0001), whereas current pregnancy was protective (P < 0.04). HIV infection, CD4 cell count, HIV-1 viral load, and antiretroviral therapy were not associated with hypertension.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khalsa
authors.forename: Roksana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.forename: Wendy J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minkoff
authors.forename: Mardge
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anastos
authors.forename: Phyllis C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Tien
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Seaberg
authors.forename: Alexandra M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology