It is therefore essential to understand whether specific classes of cART agents are harmful in order to minimize the risk of additional liver disease in this population.
In our study, the percentages of HIV+ men taking individual classes of cART were similar between those with and without metabolic complications.
We examined demographic and clinical characteristics including age, sex, province, race, HIV risk factors such as injection drug use (IDU) and men having sex with men (MSM), year of first HIV positive test, co-infection with hepatitis B or C, CD4 count and HIV viral load at cART initiation, and class of ARV in the initial cART regimen.
Although some individuals initiated cART prior to cohort entry, only those who had remained on the same class of anchor agent between cART initiation and cohort entry were eligible.
HIV-lipodystrophy is considered to be an adverse effect of cART, not limited to a specific drug or class of drugs [ 24].
Since lipodystrophy in HIV-1 infected patients is considered to be an adverse effect of cART, not limited to a specific drug or a class of drugs [ 32], we chose to study only patients on cART, since our main goal was to compare the prevalence of glucose homeostasis disturbances and IR according to the presence of lipodystrophy.
Other treatment history features, such as the number of cART regimens, have shown a role in the emergence of class resistance to NRTIs and PIs, but not to NNRTIs.
Inverted pendulum on cart belongs to a class of highly non-linear, multivariable and complex system which is currently a keen area of interest for researchers in the field of control engineering and robotics.
OWRS -- Completed purchase of CART series.
For the detailed descriptions of CART, please see [32].
