Incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus with HIV infection in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusions Meta-analysis showed no association between T2DM prevalence and HIV infection or antiretroviral therapy; however, these results are limited by the high heterogeneity of the included studies and moderate-to-high risk of bias, as well as, the small number of studies included. There is a need for well-designed prospective longitudinal studies with larger population sizes to better assess incidence and prevalence of T2DM in African patients with HIV. Furthermore, screening for T2DM using gold standard methods in this population is necessary. Trial registration number PROSPERO42016038689.

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Source: BMJ Open - March 29, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Prioreschi, A., Munthali, R. J., Soepnel, L., Goldstein, J. A., Micklesfield, L. K., Aronoff, D. M., Norris, S. A. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology, Public health, HIV AIDS, Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Source Type: research