Dyslipidemia among adult people living with HIV on dolutegravir – based antiretroviral therapy at a private tertiary hospital in Kampala, Uganda: burden and determinants

Table 2 Dyslipidemia among study participants on DTG-based ART in Mengo Hospital, Kampala, Uganda, 2022 (n = 341)

Variable		Mean (SD)	n (%)	95% CI
Lipid profile parameter
	TC > = 5.2 mmol/l	3.94 (1.05)	41 (12.0)	9.0–15.9
	HDL*	1.00 (0.37)	246 (72.1)	67.1–76.7
	LDL > = 3.4 mmol/l	2.19 (1.00)	22 (6.5)	4.3–9.6
	TG > 1.7 mmol/l	1.30 (0.62)	69 (20.2)	16.3–24.9
	Overall		266 (78.0)	73.3–82.1

* <1.0 mmol/l in males and < 1.3 mmol/l in females, CI - confidence interval, n - number of participants, HDL - high density lipoprotein, TC – total cholesterol, TG – triglycerides, LDL – low density lipoprotein, SD – standard deviation

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