Associations between immune depression and cardiovascular events in HIV infection
Standard
Associations between immune depression and cardiovascular events in HIV infection. / Sabin, Caroline A; Ryom, Lene; De Wit, Stephane; Mocroft, Amanda; Phillips, Andrew N; Worm, Signe W; Weber, Rainer; D'Arminio Monforte, Antonella; Reiss, Peter; Kamara, David; El-Sadr, Wafaa; Pradier, Christian; Dabis, Francois; Law, Matthew; Lundgren, Jens; D:A:D study Group.
In: AIDS, Vol. 27, No. 17, 13.11.2013, p. 2735-48.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
Harvard
APA
Vancouver
Bibtex
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations between immune depression and cardiovascular events in HIV infection
AU - Sabin, Caroline A
AU - Ryom, Lene
AU - De Wit, Stephane
AU - Mocroft, Amanda
AU - Phillips, Andrew N
AU - Worm, Signe W
AU - Weber, Rainer
AU - D'Arminio Monforte, Antonella
AU - Reiss, Peter
AU - Kamara, David
AU - El-Sadr, Wafaa
AU - Pradier, Christian
AU - Dabis, Francois
AU - Law, Matthew
AU - Lundgren, Jens
AU - D:A:D study Group
AU - van Lunzen, Jan
PY - 2013/11/13
Y1 - 2013/11/13
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To consider associations between the latest/nadir CD4 cell count, and time spent with CD4 cell count less than 200 cells/μl (duration of immune depression), and myocardial infarction (MI), coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, or cardiovascular disease (CVD) (CHD or stroke) in 33 301 HIV-positive individuals.DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study.METHODS: Analyses were undertaken using Poisson regression. To investigate whether analyses of stroke were robust to the type of endpoint, we additionally included stroke-like events and rejected strokes into the stroke endpoint.RESULTS: Participants experienced 716 MI, 1056 CHD, 303 stroke, and 1284 CVD events. Whereas there was no evidence of a higher MI/CHD risk in those with lower latest/nadir CD4 cell counts after adjustment [current CD4 <100 cells/μl: relative rate (95% confidence interval) 0.96 (0.62-1.50) for MI, 0.89 (0.30-2.36) for CHD; nadir CD4 <100 cells/μl: 1.36 (0.57-3.23) for MI, 0.98 (0.45-2.16) for CHD], stroke and CVD rates were higher in those with a latest CD4 cell count less than 100 cells/μl [2.26 (1.29-3.94) and 1.14 (0.84-1.56), respectively]. All events occurred less frequently in those who had not experienced immune depression, although evidence for a linear association with duration of immune depression was weak. The association between stroke risk and the latest CD4 cell count strengthened as stroke-like and rejected strokes were included; conversely, associations with established stroke risk factors weakened.CONCLUSION: We do not find strong evidence that HIV-positive individuals with a low CD4 cell count are more likely to experience MI/CHD. Although strokes appear to occur more commonly at low CD4 cell counts, this may be partly explained by misclassification or other biases.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To consider associations between the latest/nadir CD4 cell count, and time spent with CD4 cell count less than 200 cells/μl (duration of immune depression), and myocardial infarction (MI), coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, or cardiovascular disease (CVD) (CHD or stroke) in 33 301 HIV-positive individuals.DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study.METHODS: Analyses were undertaken using Poisson regression. To investigate whether analyses of stroke were robust to the type of endpoint, we additionally included stroke-like events and rejected strokes into the stroke endpoint.RESULTS: Participants experienced 716 MI, 1056 CHD, 303 stroke, and 1284 CVD events. Whereas there was no evidence of a higher MI/CHD risk in those with lower latest/nadir CD4 cell counts after adjustment [current CD4 <100 cells/μl: relative rate (95% confidence interval) 0.96 (0.62-1.50) for MI, 0.89 (0.30-2.36) for CHD; nadir CD4 <100 cells/μl: 1.36 (0.57-3.23) for MI, 0.98 (0.45-2.16) for CHD], stroke and CVD rates were higher in those with a latest CD4 cell count less than 100 cells/μl [2.26 (1.29-3.94) and 1.14 (0.84-1.56), respectively]. All events occurred less frequently in those who had not experienced immune depression, although evidence for a linear association with duration of immune depression was weak. The association between stroke risk and the latest CD4 cell count strengthened as stroke-like and rejected strokes were included; conversely, associations with established stroke risk factors weakened.CONCLUSION: We do not find strong evidence that HIV-positive individuals with a low CD4 cell count are more likely to experience MI/CHD. Although strokes appear to occur more commonly at low CD4 cell counts, this may be partly explained by misclassification or other biases.
U2 - 10.1097/01.aids.0000432457.91228.f3
DO - 10.1097/01.aids.0000432457.91228.f3
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23842128
VL - 27
SP - 2735
EP - 2748
JO - AIDS
JF - AIDS
SN - 0269-9370
IS - 17
ER -