Fasting Blood Glucose and Lipid Profile in Human Immune Defi- ciency Virus Positive Population in Kaduna, North Central Nigeria

Diabetes and hyperlipidemia has been implicated in HIV/AIDS infection. However, this study was carried out to determine the fasting blood glucose and lipid levels of people living with HIV/AIDS that are on antiretroviral therapy in Kadunametropolis. Blood samples of 120 seropositive subjects were randomly selected and 80 HIV/AIDS seronegative subjects were also collected as controls. The CD4 count and body mass index were also estimated. An enzymatic method was used to assess the glucose and lipid levels of these subjects using commercially prepared reagents (Randox kits). The data was analyzed using student’s T-test and P-values (p 0.05). Higher CD 4 count of 395± 30.65cells/µl was recorded in male patients when compared with female patients of CD4 count 381 ± 29.09 cells/µl which were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). The overall result showed slight increase in the mean values of fasting blood glucose and lipid levels of HIV/AIDS patients when compared with control subjects. However, the result in this study does not indicate abnormally on the patients.