Repeated assessments of food security predict CD4 change in the setting of antiretroviral therapy

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Sep 1;58(1):60-3. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318227f8dd.

Abstract

Food insecurity is highly prevalent in HIV-infected populations, and analyses utilizing multiple assessments of food security to predict CD4 change are lacking. Five hundred Ninety-two patients with ≥ 4 food security assessments were followed prospectively. In the final model, for patients using antiretroviral therapy, increases in CD4 counts were on average 99.5 cells less for individuals with at least 1 episode of food insecurity compared with those consistently food secure (P < 0.001). Other sociodemographic factors were not predictive. Repeated assessments of food security are potent predictors of treatment response notwithstanding antiretroviral therapy use. Potential mechanisms for this association are proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count*
  • Female
  • Food Supply / economics
  • Food Supply / statistics & numerical data*
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV Infections / economics
  • Humans
  • Linear Models
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Poverty
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents