%0 Journal Article
%T A Baseline Studies on the Nutritional Interplay between HIV Drugs and Kidney, Liver and Heart Indices in Patients Receiving HIV Treatment in North-East Nigeria
%A Nkereuwem Sunday Etukudoh
%A Adetunji Joshua
%A Olowu Frederick Adeyemi
%A Joyce Ene Ocheola Oki
%A Nathan Ukuoghene Ikimi
%A Zira Sunday Peter
%A Burba Rimamtsiwe Adi
%J Food and Nutrition Sciences
%P 848-857
%@ 2157-9458
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/fns.2021.128063
%X Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) patients on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
have shown impressive improvement and death rates have drastically reduced,
even though complications still exist. This research carried out a baseline
stud<span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">y</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> to determine the nutritional interplay between HIV-drugs and kidney,
liver, and heart indices among subjects undergoing HIV treatment <span>and attending </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">the </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Medical Out-Patient Department of a Federal Medical</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> Center in the North</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Eastern part of Nigeria, using a sample size of 50 individuals both male
and female, who have been shown to be HIV positive and have been on ART for
over 12 months.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Anthropometric data was collect</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">ed</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> in
triplicate, two from patients</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">กฏ</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> file,
and one was measured directly and the average </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">was </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">obtained. The electrolytes were determined by </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">the </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">colorimetric method while total protein and albumin in blood
concentration were determined by spectrophotometric method, but globulin and
A/G ratio were determined by <span>calculation. TC
was determined using</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> <span>Spectrophotometric
method while</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> HDL was determined after precipitation of LDL with
phosphotungstate and magnesium w</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">ere</span></span></span><span><span><span
%K Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
%K Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Nutritional Status
%K Malnutrition
%K Diet
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=111542