title: Decreasing cardiovascular risk in HIV infection between 2005 and 2011.
abstract: Cardiovascular risk profile was compared in 765 Italian HIV-infected outpatients enrolled in 2005 and in 765 individually age-matched and sex-matched patients enrolled in 2011. Median Framingham risk score was 8.6% in 2005 vs. 7.9% in 2011 (P = 0.04); metabolic syndrome was present in 40.3% vs. 33.4% (P = 0.006). Blood glucose, triglycerides, prevalence of smokers, and lipodystrophy were all significantly lower in 2011 (all P < 0.0001). Cardiovascular risk improved over a 6-year period in Italian HIV-infected patients.
authors.affiliation: aDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Perugia, Perugia bDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Pescara Hospital, Pescara cDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan dDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari, Bari eDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania fDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Genoa gDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Careggi Hospital, Florence hDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University of Milan, Milan iDepartment of Infectious Diseases, San Martino Hospital Genoa, University of Genoa, Genoa jDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Manzoni Hospital, Lecco kUniversità di Perugia and Struttura Complessa di Medicina Interna, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Terni, Terni, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: De Socio
authors.forename: Giustino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parruti
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: Benedetto M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Celesia
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Penco
authors.forename: Canio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Franzetti
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Biagio
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonfanti
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pucci
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schillaci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment