Growth patterns in the first year of life differ in infants born to perinatally vs. nonperinatally HIV-infected women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the growth patterns in the first year of life between children born to perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV) vs. nonperinatally HIV-infected (NPHIV) women in the United States.

Design

Retrospective cohort study of HIV-infected pregnant women who received care and delivered a live-born at two urban tertiary centers from January 2004 to March 2012.

Methods

We collected data via chart review on demographics, behavioral risk factors, HIV clinical markers, combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), mode of HIV acquisition, pregnancy outcomes, and infant anthropometrics on study participants. Mixed-effects models were used to assess the association between maternal mode of HIV acquisition and weight-for-age z-score (WAZ), length-for-age z-score (LAZ), and wei

SUBMITTER: Jao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4326225 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature