Sex differences in type 2 diabetes mellitus prevalence among persons with HIV

Objective: To examine whether type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is more common among women with HIV (WWH) than men with HIV (MWH). Design: A cross-sectional analysis of a demographically heterogenous population-based sample of more than 64 million patients in the United States. Methods: Using the Explorys (IBM) database, compare the prevalence of T2DM among men and women without HIV and influence of HIV on T2DM by sex controlling for confounding factors. Results: From 19 182 775 persons included in the study, 39 485 were with HIV. Rates of obesity was higher among WWH than MWH (58 vs. 35%). Prevalence of T2DM among WWH was 23% compared with 16% among MWH (P 
Source: AIDS - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: CLINICAL SCIENCE Source Type: research