Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia among antiretroviral naı̈ve patients co-infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV-1 compared to patients without co-infection

Conclusions. Subjects with HIV/HCV co-infection have a higher prevalence of diabetes and thus may need to be screened for it prior to initiation of anti-retroviral therapy, particularly if it is a PI based regimen.