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. 2007 Oct;8(7):472-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2007.00492.x.

Risk factors for death among patients in French Guiana: 1996-2005

M Nacher  1 , F Huber, M El Guedj, T Vaz, C Magnien, F Djossou, A Randrianjohany, F Alvarez, P Couppié
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Risk factors for death among patients in French Guiana: 1996-2005

M Nacher et al. HIV Med. 2007 Oct.
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Abstract

Risk factors for death in an HIV-infected cohort in French Guiana were studied in 1374 patients between 1996 and 2005. Of these patients, 48.5% were male and 76% were immigrants. Covariates were measured at the time of consultation. There were 223 deaths. Addictions [adjusted hazard ratio (HR)=13; 95% confidence interval (CI) 5.5-30.6; P<0.001], age>60 years (HR=1.5; 95% CI 0.9-2.5; P=0.13), male gender (HR=1.5; 95% CI 1.03-2.5; P=0.03) and CD4 count<50 cells/microL (HR=9.1; 95% CI 5.1-16.3; P<0.001) were independently associated with death. These results suggest that strategies promoting early diagnosis and better follow-up of addicted patients would have a significant impact on mortality.

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