Dietary Iron Intake and HIV-Related Outcomes Among Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Anemia is highly prevalent among people living with HIV (PLWHIV) and is often due to iron deficiency. This study evaluated the relationship of dietary iron intake levels and sources with mortality and clinical outcomes among adults initiating HAART.

Design

We conducted a secondary analysis of a multivitamin supplementation trial among 2293 PLWHIV initiating HAART in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Methods

Dietary iron intake was assessed with a food frequency questionnaire at HAART initiation, and participants followed until death or censoring. Total, animal-, and plant-sourced iron were categorized into quartiles. Intake of food groups was categorized into 0-1, 2-3, and ≥4 servings/wk. Cox proportional hazards models estimated hazard ratios for mortality and incid

SUBMITTER: Abioye AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10524611 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature