The Influence of Race and Comorbidity on the Timely Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Older Persons Living With HIV/AIDS
The Influence of Race and Comorbidity on the Timely Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Older Persons Living With HIV/AIDS
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2014.302227
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发表时间：
2014-11-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Rust, George
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作者：
Abara, Winston E.;Smith, Lerissa;Rust, George
目标。我们研究了老年（≥ 50 岁）艾滋病毒/艾滋病 (PLWHA) 患者及时开始抗逆转录病毒治疗 (ART) 是否因种族和合并症而异。方法。我们进行了频率和描述性统计分析来描述我们的样本特征，这些样本是从 14 个州的 2005 年至 2007 年医疗补助索赔数据中抽取的。我们采用单变量和多变量 Cox 回归分析来评估种族、合并症和及时开始 ART 之间的关系（
Objectives. We examined whether the timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) differed by race and comorbidity among older (>= 50 years) people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).Methods. We conducted frequency and descriptive statistics analysis to characterize our sample, which we drew from 2005-2007 Medicaid claims data from 14 states. We employed univariate and multivariable Cox regression analyses to evaluate the relationship between race, comorbidity, and timely ART initiation (