Risk factors associated with adverse metabolic health in youth with perinatally acquired HIV living in the United Kingdom
Caroline Foster, Alexandra Blenkinsop, Merle Henderson, Hermione Lyall, Sarah Fidler · 2026
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Caroline Foster and colleagues tracked metabolic health in young people who acquired HIV at birth and live in the United Kingdom, publishing the longitudinal cohort study in 2026. As this group ages into adulthood, heart and diabetes risks loom, but data on youth with perinatal HIV were scarce. The team followed 85 participants, average age about 22, for 26 months with blood tests, body scans, and liver stiffness measures.
Median weight rose 3 kilograms, overweight or obesity climbed from 37 to 50 percent, and nearly half had abnormal blood fats, while 7 percent met metabolic syndrome criteria. No link emerged between modern antiretroviral classes and metabolic outcomes. The authors urge prevention aimed at classic risk factors now, before these young adults accumulate lasting cardiometabolic harm.
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| CREATOR | Caroline Foster, Alexandra Blenkinsop, Merle Henderson, Hermione Lyall, Sarah Fidler |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |