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Published on 8 de marzo de 2023 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2023.02.2613
An exploratory prospective study of the factors associated with adverse health outcomes in older adults living with HIV
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Falls | RR (95% CI) | Emergency room visit | RR (95% CI) | Hospitalizations | RR (95% CI) | Na | |
Variables potentially associated with the adverse event | |||||||
Age ≥ 65 years | 3 (10) | 0.69 (0.18 to 2.51) | 15 (50) | 0.92 (0.37 to 1.95) | 5 (16.7) | 0.42 (0.18 to 0.99) | 30 |
Sex (male) | 6 (6.4) | 2.04 (0.55 to 7.56) | 46 (48.9) | 0.73 (0.50 to 1.02) | 28 (29.8) | 0.62 (0.36 to 1.05) | 95 |
Higher education (no) | 6 (6.7) | 0.60 (0.16 to 2.24) | 50 (55.6) | 1.25 (0.78 to 1.98) | 31 (34.4) | 1.16 (0.60 to 2.22) | 90 |
Active smoker (yes) | 3 (6.8) | 0.83 (0.21 to 3.15) | 22 (50) | 0.91 (0.63 to 1.31) | 14 (31.8) | 0.92 (0.54 to 1.58) | 44 |
Acquisition of infection by parenteral drug use | 1 (3) | 0.31 (0.04 to 2.44) | 18 (54.5) | 1.04 (0.71 to 1.51) | 16 (48.5) | 1.77 (1.07 to 2.90) | 33 |
Polypharmacy (yes) | 5 (9.1) | 1.40 (0.39 to 4.98) | 32 (58.2) | 1.20 (0.85 to 1.69) | 19 (34.5) | 1.07 (0.64 to 1.78) | 55 |
CD4/CD8 ratio < 1 | 5 (6.6) | 0.81 (0.20 to 3.21) | 42 (55.3) | 1.20 (0.80 to 1.80) | 28 (36.8) | 1.70 (0.86 to 3.36) | 76 |
HCV co-infection | 4 (8.7) | 1.20 (0.34 to 4.80) | 24 (52.2) | 0.97 (0.68 to 1.38) | 20 (43.5) | 1.57 (0.95 to 2.61) | 46 |
Cognitive impairment (yes) | 1 (8.3) | 0.97 (0.11 to 8.39) | 7 (63.6) | 1.22 (0.75 to 1.98) | 3 (27.3) | 0.80 (0.29 to 2.18) | 12 |
Frailty (yes) | 2 (11.1) | 1.37 (0.31 to 5.95) | 11 (61.1) | 1.18 (0.78 to 1.79) | 10 (55.6) | 1.89 (1.13 to 3.17) | 18 |
Depressive symptoms (yes) | 5 (17.2) | 3.79 (1.09 to 13.18) | 21 (72.4) | 1.55 (1.13 to 2.13) | 12 (41.4) | 1.34 (0.79 to 2.30) | 26 |
Comorbidities (yes) | 8 (8.2) | 1.55 (0.20 to 11.69) | 54 (55.1) | 1.30 (0.75 to 2.28) | 33 (33.7) | 1.06 (0.52 to 2.18) | 98 |
Total | 9 | 62 | 39 |
CI, confidence interval; RR, relative risk..
Notes: aTotal persons with the category of the factor assessed. bShown is the category that makes up the numerator of the relative risk.
Source: Prepared by the authors based on the results of the study.