1. BMI as a predictor of high fasting blood glucose among people living with HIV in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Khuon, Dyna, Rupasinghe, Dhanushi, Saphonn, Vonthanak, Kwong, Tsz-Shan, Widhani, Alvina, Chaiwarith, Romanee, Ly, Penh, Do, Cuong, Avihingsanon, Anchalee, Khusuwan, Suwimon, Merati, Tuti, Van Nguyen, Kinh, Kumarasamy, Nagalingeswaran, Chan, Yu-Jiun, Azwa, Iskandar, Ng, Oon, Kiertiburanakul, Sasisopin, Tanuma, Junko, Pujari, Sanjay, Ditangco, Rossana, Zhang, Fujie, Choi, Jun, Gani, Yasmin, Sangle, Shashikala, Ross, Jeremy, Gorbach, Pamina, and Jiamsakul, Awachana
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Asia-Pacific ,BMI ,HIV ,high fasting blood glucose ,Humans ,Male ,Adult ,Female ,Overweight ,HIV Infections ,Blood Glucose ,Body Mass Index ,Thinness ,Longitudinal Studies ,Risk Factors ,Obesity ,Fasting - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Non-Asian body mass index (BMI) classifications are commonly used as a risk factor for high fasting blood glucose (FBG). We investigated the incidence and factors associated with high FBG among people living with HIV in the Asia-Pacific region, using a World Health Organization BMI classification specific to Asian populations. METHODS: This study included people living with HIV enrolled in a longitudinal cohort study from 2003 to 2019, receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), and without prior tuberculosis. BMI at ART initiation was categorized using Asian BMI classifications: underweight (25 kg/m2 were at increased risk of high FBG. This indicates that regular assessments should be performed in those with high BMI, irrespective of the classification used.
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- 2023