Serum albumin and kidney function decline in HIV-infected women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Serum albumin concentrations are a strong predictor of mortality and cardiovascular disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. We studied the longitudinal associations between serum albumin levels and kidney function decline in a population of HIV-infected women.

Study design

Retrospective cohort analysis.

Setting & participants

Study participants were recruited from the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), a large observational study designed to understand risk factors for the progression of HIV infection in women living in urban communities. 908 participants had baseline assessment of kidney function and 2 follow-up measurements over an average of 8 years.

Predictor

The primary predictor was serum albumin concentration.

SUBMITTER: Lang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4177337 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature