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Self-reported oral dryness and HIV disease in a national sample of patients receiving medical care.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11740480     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: We sought to analyze the relationship between self-reported oral dryness and the demographic, enabling, behavioral, clinical, and treatment characteristics among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients in medical care. Study Design: The study group consisted of the HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study cohort, a nationally representative probability sample of HIV-infected adults receiving medical care in the contiguous United States. RESULTS: It was estimated that 29% of adults (64,947 individuals) with HIV infection receiving medical care in the United States have a complaint of dry mouth. A multivariate logistic analysis was carried out to explore the association between several covariates and dry mouth. It was shown that compared with whites, individuals of Hispanic ethnic origin were 61% more likely to report dry mouth (OR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.04-2.50; P =.04). Those who were unemployed were 55% more likely to report the symptom of dry mouth than were subjects who were employed (OR, 1.55; 95% CI, 1.22-1.98; P =.001). In comparison with nonsmokers, current smokers were 36% more likely to report dry mouth (OR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.04-1.79;P =.03). The use of antidepressant drugs and antituberculosis/anti-Mycobacterium avium (anti-TB/anti-MAC) medications had the strongest association with dry mouth complaint. Those taking antidepressants were 55% more likely to report dry mouth (OR, 1.55; 95% CI, 1.23-1.97; P =.0001); compared with nonusers, patients receiving anti-TB/MAC drugs were 46% more likely to report dry mouth (OR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.03-2.06; P =.04]. In comparison with those with undetectable viral load, individuals with a viral load of more than 100,000/mm(3) were 151% more likely to report dry mouth (OR, 2.51; 95% CI,1.58-3.96; P =.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that optimizing viral suppression, smoking cessation, and tailoring antidepressant and anti-TB/MAC medications may be promising interventions to decrease dry-mouth symptoms among HIV-infected individuals.
Authors:
F S Younai; M Marcus; J R Freed; I D Coulter; W Cunningham; C Der-Martirosian; N Guzman-Bercerra; M Shapiro
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics     Volume:  92     ISSN:  1079-2104     ISO Abbreviation:  Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod     Publication Date:  2001 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-12-12     Completed Date:  2002-03-04     Revised Date:  2009-11-03    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9508562     Medline TA:  Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  629-36     Citation Subset:  D; IM    
Affiliation:
Section of Oral Biology and Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles 90095-1668, USA. faribay@dent.ucla.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adjuvants, Immunologic / adverse effects
Adolescent
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Antidepressive Agents / adverse effects
Antitubercular Agents / adverse effects
CD4-CD8 Ratio
Cohort Studies
Female
HIV Infections / complications*,  drug therapy
Hispanic Americans / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Self Assessment (Psychology)
Smoking
United States / epidemiology
Viral Load
Xerostomia / epidemiology,  etiology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HS08578/HS/AHRQ HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adjuvants, Immunologic; 0/Antidepressive Agents; 0/Antitubercular Agents

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