Chronic kidney disease in HIV infection: an urban epidemic

AIDS. 2007 Oct 1;21(15):2101-3. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3282ef1bb4.

Abstract

Kidney disease is an important complication of HIV, particularly in minority populations. We describe the burden of chronic kidney disease among 1239 adults followed at an urban AIDS center, with an estimated prevalence of 15.5% (n = 192). Independent predictors of kidney disease included older age, black race, hepatitis C virus exposure, and lower CD4 cell count. These data suggest that chronic kidney disease remains a common complication of HIV infection in the era of antiretroviral therapy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Ethnicity
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / immunology
  • Hepatitis C / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / epidemiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • New York / epidemiology
  • Prevalence
  • Proteinuria / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Urban Health