Correlates of prevalent hypertension in a large cohort of HIV-infected women: Women's Interagency HIV Study.
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.
Khalsa
Ann
A
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Karim
Roksana
R
Mack
Wendy J
WJ
Minkoff
Howard
H
Cohen
Mardge
M
Young
Mary
M
Anastos
Kathryn
K
Tien
Phyllis C
PC
Seaberg
Eric
E
Levine
Alexandra M
AM
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