Risk factors for renal disease in HIV-infected people

Risk factors associated with an increased risk of CKD are well recognised. Some of these are modifiable, emphasising the importance of their early detection and management¹⁹. Renal risk factors may be specific to patients with HIV; other ‘traditional’ renal risk factors have overlap with those seen in the HIV non-infected patient group, as shown in Table 1^20,21. It is important to consider an individual patient’s overall risk of renal disease at the time of diagnosis, and to modify their ART and subsequent monitoring accordingly, though even patients on non-nephrotoxic ART remain at high risk of renal disease²¹.