Association between alcohol consumption trajectories and clinical profiles among women and men living with HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol use is common among persons living with HIV (PLWH). It is unclear how alcohol consumption changes over time and if these changes are associated with clinical profiles.

Objective

We aimed to describe the association between longitudinal patterns of alcohol consumption and the clinical profiles of PLWH.

Methods

Data from the Women's Interagency HIV Study (n = 1123 women) and Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (n = 597 men) from 2004 to 2013 were utilized. Group-based trajectory models were used to assess alcohol consumption patterns across 10 years. Generalized estimating equations were used to identify associations between clinical factors and alcohol consumption. All analyses were stratified by sex.

Results

Four trajectories of alcohol use were id

SUBMITTER: Kelso-Chichetto NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5732900 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature