Predicting death over 8 years in a prospective cohort of HIV-infected women: the Women's Interagency HIV Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Predicting mortality in middle-aged HIV-infected (HIV+) women on antiretroviral therapies (ART) is important for understanding the impact of HIV infection. Several health indices have been used to predict mortality in women with HIV infection. We evaluated: (1) an HIV biological index, Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS); (2) a physical index, Fried Frailty Index (FFI); and (3) a mental health index, Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D). Proportional hazards regression analyses were used to predict death and included relevant covariates.

Design

Prospective, observational cohort.

Setting

Multicentre, across six sites in the USA.

Participants

1385 multirace/ethnic ART-experienced HIV+ women in 2005.

Primary and secondary outcomes

A

SUBMITTER: Gustafson DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5577878 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature