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Risk of diabetes mellitus in HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy
Author(s) -
Shih Ping Lin,
Chun Ying Wu,
Chang Bi Wang,
TsaiChung Li,
Nai Ying Ko,
Zhi Yuan Shi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000012268
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , cohort , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , proportional hazards model , cohort study , propensity score matching , hepatitis c , retrospective cohort study , confidence interval , endocrinology , physics , optics
Abstract Previous studies have shown that the incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has increased in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with long-term exposure to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). However, the factors associated with DM among HIV-infected patients in Asia remain unclear in the HAART era. A nationwide cohort study Data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) between 2000 and 2010 were used to investigate the incidence of and factors associated with DM among HIV-infected patients. Propensity score matching was conducted to match 4797 patients receiving HAART (HAART cohort) with 4797 patients not receiving HAART (non-HAART cohort). HAART use was treated as a time-dependent variable in a Cox regression model. HAART cohort had a significantly higher 10-year incidence of DM (7.16%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.30%–10.03%) than non-HAART cohort (2.24%; 95% CI, 1.28%–3.20%) ( P  < .001). After adjusting for age, gender, and comorbidities, receiving HAART was associated with an increased incidence of DM, with a subdistribution hazard ratio (sHR) of 2.39 (95% CI, 1.65–3.45). Hypertension (sHR = 5.27; 95% CI, 3.21–8.65), gout (sHR = 2.39; 95% CI, 1.38–4.16), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (sHR = 2.43; 95% CI, 1.28–4.61) were significantly associated with a higher risk of DM. Sensitivity analyses showed exposure to HAART remained significantly associated with an increased risk of DM, particularly in those without pre-existing hypertension, gout, or HCV infection. Exposure to HAART increased the risk of DM in HIV-infected Taiwanese patients, particularly in those without pre-existing hypertension, gout, or HCV infection.

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