Open AccessAssociation Between Weight Gain and Clinical Outcomes Among Malnourished Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Lusaka, Zambia
Author(s) -
John R. Koethe,
Anna Lukusa,
Mark J. Giganti,
H. Benjamin,
Christopher Nyirenda,
Mohammed Limbada,
Yolan Banda,
Jeffrey S. A. Stringer
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181b32baf
Subject(s) - medicine , weight gain , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , body mass index , cohort study , weight change , cohort , survival analysis , retrospective cohort study , prospective cohort study , weight loss , obesity , body weight , confidence interval
To describe the association between 6-month weight gain on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and subsequent clinical outcomes.