Table 2.

Types of comorbidities addressed by full-text manuscripts meeting inclusion criteria.

ComorbiditiesNo. of Studies
Concomitant CVD9
Obesity + metabolic syndrome10
Liver disease (eg, fatty liver/NASH)2
Mood disorders (depression/anxiety)5
Chronic infections (HBV, HCV, HIV, TB/LTBI, fungal, herpes zoster)4
Malignancy (skin cancer, lymphoma, other)0
Osteoporosis1
Chronic pain/fibromyalgia1
Drug survival predictors8
Total no. of studies40
  • CVD: cardiovascular disease; HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus; LTBI: latent tuberculosis infection; NASH: nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; TB: tuberculosis.