Lipid Profile in HIV Patients with Stroke at Loandjili General Hospital in Pointe-Noire (Congo)

Abstract

<i>Introduction</i>: The objective of our study was to determine the lipid profile of HIV patients who have had a stroke at Loandjili General Hospital in Pointe-Noire. <i>Methodology</i>: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study based on a hospital series of 100 patients from January 1 to July 31, 2019 in the Neurology Department of Loandjili General Hospital in Pointe-Noire. The study population consisted of patients living with HIV who had a stroke confirmed by brain scan. The biological investigation consisted of looking for variations in serum levels of the following biological parameters: CT, LDL, HDL, TG. The database was made from the 2010 version of Microsoft Excel. <i>Results</i>: We included 100 patients living with HIV (PLHIV), 56% of whom were women with a sex ration of 0.78. The risk factors were found: hypertension 83%, diabetes 10% and tobacco 2%. The mean age was 56.92±11.21. The mean value of the lipid profile of the study population was: Total cholesterol 1.9±0.54, HDL-cholesterol 0.47±0.29, LDL-cholesterol 1.19±0.48 and Triglycerides 0.99±0.42. <i>Conclusion</i>: The lipid profile of HIV patients who have had a stroke remains very disturbed with an increase in the atherogenic risk.