Publications by authors named "Laura Cechin"
Background: There are no validated waist circumference (WC) cut-offs to define metabolic syndrome in Black people with HIV.
Methods: Cross-sectional analyses within the CKD-AFRICA study. We used Pearson correlation coefficients and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves to describe the relationship between WC and cardiometabolic parameters including triglycerides, cholesterol, glucose, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), and homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and to identify optimal WC cut-offs for each of these outcomes.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on black individuals living with HIV in the UK, focusing on incidence and factors influencing the disease.
- Out of 2,495 participants, 573 had COVID-19, with respective cumulative incidence rates of 31.0% for COVID-19 and 3.4% for severe cases requiring hospitalization or leading to death.
- Key findings revealed that ancestry region, CD4 count, and comorbidities like diabetes and kidney disease significantly affected both the likelihood of acquiring COVID-19 and the severity of the disease.
We evaluated glycaemic status in 948 Black adults with HIV and report a high prevalence of dysglycaemia (37.2%). HbA1c testing identified 38 (4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObesity is a chronic disease with multiple adverse effects on health. The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide, and people of African ancestry are disproportionally affected. Several widely used antiretrovirals have been associated with weight gain and contribute to the rising burden of obesity in people with HIV.
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