Stable partnership and progression to AIDS or death in HIV infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy: Swiss HIV cohort study

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serval:BIB_40823B0E26E8
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Stable partnership and progression to AIDS or death in HIV infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy: Swiss HIV cohort study
Journal
BMJ
Author(s)
Young  J., De Geest  S., Spirig  R., Flepp  M., Rickenbach  M., Furrer  H., Bernasconi  E., Hirschel  B., Telenti  A., Vernazza  P., Battegay  M., Bucher  H. C.
ISSN
1468-5833
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/2004
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
328
Number
7430
Pages
15
Language
english
Notes
Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Jan 3
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To explore the association between a stable partnership and clinical outcome in HIV infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). DESIGN: Prospective cohort study of adults with HIV (Swiss HIV cohort study). SETTING: Seven outpatient clinics throughout Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS: The 3736 patients in the cohort who started HAART before 2002 (median age 36 years, 29% female, median follow up 3.6 years). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Time to AIDS or death (primary endpoint), death alone, increases in CD4 cell count of at least 50 and 100 above baseline, optimal viral suppression (a viral load below 400 copies/ml), and viral rebound. RESULTS: During follow up 2985 (80%) participants reported a stable partnership on at least one occasion. When starting HAART, 52% (545/1042) of participants reported a stable partnership; after five years of follow up 46% (190/412) of participants reported a stable partnership. In an analysis stratified by previous antiretroviral therapy and clinical stage when starting HAART (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention group A, B, or C), the adjusted hazard ratio for progression to AIDS or death was 0.79 (95% confidence interval 0.63 to 0.98) for participants with a stable partnership compared with those without. Adjusted hazards ratios for other endpoints were 0.59 (0.44 to 0.79) for progression to death, 1.15 (1.06 to 1.24) for an increase in CD4 cells of 100 counts/microl or more, and 1.06 (0.98 to 1.14) for optimal viral suppression. CONCLUSIONS: A stable partnership is associated with a slower rate of progression to AIDS or death in HIV infected patients receiving HAART.
Keywords
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/drug therapy/mortality Adult Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active/*mortality Cohort Studies Disease Progression Female HIV Infections/*drug therapy/mortality Humans Interpersonal Relations Male Prospective Studies *Sexual Partners Socioeconomic Factors Switzerland/epidemiology
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Web of science
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Yes
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