Microalbuminuria is associated with all-cause and AIDS mortality in women with HIV infection.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Prevalence of microalbuminuria is increased in patients with HIV. Microalbuminuria is associated with increased mortality in other populations, including diabetics, for whom microalbuminuria testing is standard of care. We investigated whether microalbuminuria is associated with mortality in HIV-infected women not receiving antiretroviral therapy.

Methods

Urinalysis for proteinuria and semiquantitative testing for microalbuminuria were performed in specimens from 2 consecutive visits in 1547 HIV-infected women enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study in 1994-1995. Time to death was modeled using proportional hazards analysis.

Results

Compared with women without albuminuria, the hazard ratio (HR) for all-cause mortality was increased in women with 1 (HR

SUBMITTER: Wyatt CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2888617 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature