Collected Dataset / SHCS_Followup_1

The population is composed of HIV-infected adult (aged 18 years old or more) individuals living in Switzerland or having regular visits at a Swiss outpatient clinic or private physician of seven cohort centres (in Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne and Zurich, and two cantonal hospitals, St Gallen and Ticino).

Information concerning participants' ability to work, worked hours, family situation, and medication were collected during a visit to the physician. Information on opportunistic diseases of HIV infection, diagnosis of cancer, myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes, and lipodystrophy were also collected and reported by the physician. Weight, blood pressure as well as waist and hip circumference were measured during the visit. A spectrum of laboratory analysis was collected from blood samples. This included leucocyte and lymphocyte counts (CD3, CD4 and CD8 cell counts included), hemoglobin and platelets, cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglyceride, glucose, and lactate concentrations. Patients under antiretroviral treatment had ALAT, ASAT, alkaline phosphatase and creatinine levels measured. Laboratory data were obtained from transfer from hospital databases.