Hyperglycemia and Risk of All-cause Mortality Among People Living With HIV With and Without Tuberculosis Disease in Myanmar (2011-2017).

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited empirical evidence on the relationship between hyperglycemia, tuberculosis (TB) comorbidity, and mortality in the context of HIV. We assessed whether hyperglycemia at enrollment in HIV care was associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality and whether this relationship was different among patients with and without TB disease.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of adult (≥15 years) HIV-positive patients enrolled into HIV care between 2011 and 2016 who had random blood glucose (RBG) measurements at enrollment. We used hazards regression to estimate associations between RBG and rate of all-cause mortality.

Results

Of 25 851 patients, 43% were female, and the median age was 36 years. At registration, the median CD4 count (int

SUBMITTER: Kyaw NTT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6343962 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature