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Risk factors for death among patients in French Guiana: 1996–2005
Author(s) -
Nacher M,
Huber F,
El Guedj M,
Vaz T,
Magnien C,
Djossou F,
Randrianjohany A,
Alvarez F,
Couppié P
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
hiv medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.53
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1468-1293
pISSN - 1464-2662
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2007.00492.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , cohort , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , demography , cohort study , immunology , sociology
Summary Risk factors for death in an HIV‐infected cohort in French Guiana were studied in 1374 patients between 1996 and 2005. Of these patients, 48.5% were male and 76% were immigrants. Covariates were measured at the time of consultation. There were 223 deaths. Addictions [adjusted hazard ratio (HR)=13; 95% confidence interval (CI) 5.5–30.6; P < 0.001], age >60 years (HR=1.5; 95% CI 0.9–2.5; P= 0.13), male gender (HR=1.5; 95% CI 1.03–2.5; P= 0.03) and CD4 count <50 cells/μL (HR=9.1; 95% CI 5.1–16.3; P <0.001) were independently associated with death. These results suggest that strategies promoting early diagnosis and better follow‐up of addicted patients would have a significant impact on mortality.