| Gender differences in AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma in Harare, Zimbabwe. | |
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PMID: 17146369 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Reasons for gender-related differences in the risk of AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma (AIDS-KS) are unknown. Four hundred thirty-eight male and 166 female AIDS-KS patients were evaluated in Harare, Zimbabwe. Female patients were younger than male patients in this study (median of 33 vs. 38 years; P < 0.001), mirroring the epidemiology of AIDS in Zimbabwe. In a multivariate model adjusted for CD4 T-cell count, age, prior radiation treatment, and chemotherapy, women were more likely to report fever, diaphoresis, or weight loss (odds ratio = 1.7, 95% confidence interval: 1.1 to 2.7; P = 0.009). These findings suggest an increased severity of KS or other unidentified infections among women with AIDS-KS in Zimbabwe. |
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Authors:
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Amie L Meditz; Margaret Borok; Samantha MaWhinney; Ivy Gudza; Buxton Ndemera; Lovemore Gwanzura; Thomas B Campbell |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) Volume: 44 ISSN: 1525-4135 ISO Abbreviation: J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. Publication Date: 2007 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-02-28 Completed Date: 2007-04-05 Revised Date: 2007-12-03 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100892005 Medline TA: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 306-8 Citation Subset: IM; X |
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Denver, CO 80262, USA. |
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
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physiopathology* Adolescent Adult Aged Female Fever Gender Identity HIV Infections / complications* Humans Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Sarcoma, Kaposi / physiopathology* Sex Characteristics* Sweating Weight Loss Zimbabwe |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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AI 054907/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; CA 79389/CA/NCI NIH HHS; TW 0123/TW/FIC NIH HHS |
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