H5. Complications and co-infections
Oral Abstract Submission
Cecile D. Lahiri, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Nathan A. Summers, MD
Infectious Disease Fellow
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
C. Christina. Mehta, PhD, MSPH
Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Biostatistics Collaboration Core
Atlanta Women’s Interagency HIV; Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Atlanta, GA
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Anne Marie Kerchberger, MD, MEng
Resident
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Sheri Weiser, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Deborah Konkle-Parker, PhD, FNP
Professor
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Anjali Sharma, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Adaora A. Adimora, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Audrey L. French, MD
Professor of Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Elizabeth T. Golub, PhD, MPH, MEd
Director, Online Programs for Applied Learning and Senior Lecturer
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Seble Kassaye, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Deborah Gustafson, PhD, MS
Professor
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Igho Ofotokun, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Anandi N. Sheth, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Disclosure: Gilead Sciences, Inc.: Research Grant
Background : Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) is recommended first-line HIV treatment. We recently demonstrated increased weight gain associated with INSTI use among women living with HIV (WLH) enrolled in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), raising concern for cardiometabolic consequences. We therefore evaluated the effects of INSTI use on lipids, insulin resistance, and glycemic control in WLH.
Methods : Data from 2008-2017 were analyzed from WLH enrolled in WIHS. Women who switched to or added an INSTI to ART (SWAD group) were compared to women who remained on non-INSTI ART (STAY group). Outcomes included changes in fasting total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides (TG), and glucose; hemoglobin A1c; and incident insulin resistance (defined as homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance [HOMA] score ≥2). Outcomes were measured 6-12 months before and 6-18 months after INSTI switch/add in the SWAD group with comparable time points in the STAY group. Linear regression models compared change over time in each outcome by SWAD/STAY group, adjusted for age, race, WIHS site, income, smoking status, statin use, and ART regimen at baseline.
Results : 881 WIHS participants (182 SWAD and 699 STAY) were followed for a mean 1.8 (±1.1) years. Mean age was 49 (±8.8) years, BMI was 31 (± 8.2) kg/m2, and 49% were Black. At baseline, SWAD vs. STAY were more likely to report NNRTI (vs. PI)-based ART and statin use (both p < 0.0001), but all baseline lipid and glucose variables were similar. Compared to STAY, the SWAD group experienced significantly greater decreases in HDL (-2.4 vs. +0.09 mg/dL, p=0.03) and trended toward greater decreases in TC (-2.6 vs. -2.4 mg/dL, p=0.07) at follow-up, without significant differences in TG or LDL. The SWAD group had significantly greater increases in A1c (+0.08% vs. -0.05%, p=0.01) but trended toward lower incidence of insulin resistance (19% vs. 32%, p=0.05).
Conclusion : Despite reported increases in weight, INSTI use was associated with only modest changes in lipid measurements and glycemic control during short-term follow-up of WLH compared to non-INSTI ART. Research is needed to elucidate long-term cardiometabolic effects.
