Predictors of Longitudinal Trajectories of Alcohol Consumption in People with HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our aim was to describe alcohol consumption trajectories in a cohort of people living with HIV and determine clinical and sociodemographic predictors of each trajectory.

Methods

This is a prospective cohort study of 7,906 patients in the 7 Centers for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems sites. Alcohol consumption was categorized as none, moderate, and alcohol misuse. Predictors included age, race/ethnicity, depressive or anxiety symptoms, illicit drug use (opioids, methamphetamines, cocaine/crack), marijuana use, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, HIV transmission risk factor, and HIV disease progression. We estimated sex-stratified alcohol consumption trajectories and their predictors.

Results

We found 7 trajectories of alcohol consumption

SUBMITTER: Bilal U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5832592 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature