Abstract | OBJECTIVES: To compare the proportion, timing and hazards of non- AIDS death and AIDS death among men and women who initiated HAART at different CD4 cell counts to mortality risks of HIV-uninfected persons with similar risk factors. DESIGN: Prospective cohort studies. METHODS: We used parametric mixture models to compare proportions of AIDS and non- AIDS mortality and ages at death, and multivariable Cox models to compare cause-specific hazards of mortality, across levels of CD4 cell count at HAART initiation (≤200 cells/μl: 'late', 201-350 cells/μl: 'intermediate', >350 cells/μl: 'early') and with HIV-uninfected individuals from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study and the Women's Interagency HIV Study. We used multiple imputation methods to address lead-time bias in sensitivity analysis. RESULTS: Earlier initiators were more likely to die of non- AIDS causes (early: 78%, intermediate: 74%, late: 49%), and at older ages (median years 72, 69, 66), relative to later initiators. Estimated median ages at non- AIDS death for each CD4 cell count category were lower than that estimated for the HIV-uninfected group (75 years). In multivariable analysis, non- AIDS death hazard ratios relative to early initiators were 2.15 for late initiators (P < 0.01) and 1.66 for intermediate initiators (P = 0.01); AIDS death hazard ratios were 3.26 for late initiators (P < 0.01) and 1.20 for intermediate initiators (P = 0.28). Strikingly, the adjusted hazards for non- AIDS death among HIV-uninfected individuals and early initiators were nearly identical (hazard ratio 1.01). Inferences were unchanged after adjustment for lead-time bias. CONCLUSION: Results suggest the possibility of reducing the risk of non- AIDS mortality among HIV-infected individuals to approximate that faced by comparable HIV-uninfected individuals.
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Authors | Nikolas Wada, Lisa P Jacobson, Mardge Cohen, Audrey French, John Phair, Alvaro Muñoz |
Journal | AIDS (London, England)
(AIDS)
Vol. 28
Issue 2
Pg. 257-65
(Jan 14 2014)
ISSN: 1473-5571 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 24105030
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Anti-Retroviral Agents
(administration & dosage)
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- HIV Infections
(drug therapy, mortality)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Survival Analysis
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