作者
Sheri D Weiser, Kimberly A Fernandes, Eirikka K Brandson, Viviane D Lima, Aranka Anema, David R Bangsberg, Julio S Montaner, Robert S Hogg
发表日期
2009/11/1
期刊
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
卷号
52
期号
3
页码范围
342-349
出版商
LWW
简介
Background:
Food insecurity is increasingly recognized as a barrier to optimal treatment outcomes, but there is little data on this issue. We assessed associations between food insecurity and mortality among HIV-infected antiretroviral therapy-treated individuals in Vancouver, British Columbia, and whether body max index (BMI) modified associations.
Methods:
Individuals were recruited from the British Columbia HIV/AIDS drug treatment program in 1998 and 1999 and were followed until June 2007 for outcomes. Food insecurity was measured with the Radimer/Cornell questionnaire. Cox proportional hazard models were used to determine associations between food insecurity, BMI, and nonaccidental deaths when controlling for confounders.
Results:
Among 1119 participants, 536 (48%) were categorized as food insecure and 160 (14%) were categorized as underweight (BMI< 18.5). After a median follow-up time of 8 …
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