Poor Diet Quality Is Associated With Low CD4 Count and Anemia and Predicts Mortality Among Antiretroviral Therapy-Naive HIV-Positive Adults in Uganda
Poor Diet Quality Is Associated With Low CD4 Count and Anemia and Predicts Mortality Among Antiretroviral Therapy-Naive HIV-Positive Adults in Uganda
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DOI：
10.1097/qai.0b013e3182797363
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发表时间：
2013-02-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Kadiyala, Suneetha
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作者：
Rawat, Rahul;McCoy, Sandra I.;Kadiyala, Suneetha
Background: We assessed the association between dietary diversity and CD4 count, moderate anemia, and mortality among 876 antiretroviral therapy-naive people living with HIV/AIDS infection (PLHIV) in Uganda.Methods: Participants were interviewed and followed for an average of 21.6 months. Dietary diversity was measured using the Individual Dietary Diversity Score (IDDS) (range, 0-12) and summarized into an overall measure and disaggregated into nutrient-rich food groups (range, 0-7), cereals, roots, and tubers (range, 0-2); and oils, fats, sugars, and condiments (range, 0-3). We determined the cross-sectional associations between dietary diversity and (1) immunosuppression (CD4 count
