Elevated blood pressure in HIV-infected individuals receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Objective: We examined the effects of antiretroviral regimens on blood pressure (BP).

Method: This retrospective study examined systolic and diastolic BP (SBP and DBP) measurements among participants of a State of Hawaii Department of Health program from January 1995 to July 2001. The change in BP during four consecutive 6-month visits was estimated using linear regression and was interpreted as the change in BP per year.

A descriptive epidemiologic study of HIV-infected individuals in Hawaii: report of the Hawaii Sero-Positivity and Medical Management database (HSPAMM).

This is a retrospective study of the HSPAMM database evaluating differences in clinical, laboratory, HIV-risk factors and demographic characteristics with respect to gender and ethnicity. There were no significant differences comparing gender, and Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians with respect to developing a CD4 count < 200 cells/mm3. HSPAMM contains information on a large number of HIV-infected Asians/Pacific Islanders.