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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2023

Prediction of incidence of neurological disorders in HIV-infected persons in Taiwan: a nested case-control study.

Ya-Wei Weng, Susan Shin-Jung Lee, Hung-Chin Tsai, Chih-Hui Hsu, Sheng-Hsiang Lin

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ya-Wei WengInstitute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Susan Shin-Jung LeeDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Hung-Chin TsaiDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chih-Hui HsuBiostatistics Consulting Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Sheng-Hsiang LinInstitute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. shlin922@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
National Cheng Kung University · TWKaohsiung Veterans General Hospital · TWNational Cheng Kung University Hospital · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

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Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital KSVGH110-D08-1Veterans Affairs Council, Republic of China VAC112-001
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Abstract

backgroundNeurological disorders are still prevalent in HIV-infected people. We aimed to determine the prevalence of neurological disorders and identify their risk factors in HIV-infected persons in Taiwan.

methodsWe identified 30,101 HIV-infected people between 2002 and 2016 from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan, and analyzed the incidence of neurological disorders. We applied a retrospective, nested case-control study design. The individuals with (case group) and without (control group) a neurological disorder were then matched by age, sex and time. Factors associated with neurological disorders were analyzed using a conditional logistic regression model, and a nomogram was generated to estimate the risk of developing a neurological disorder.

resultsThe incidence of neurological disorders was 13.67 per 1000 person-years. The incidence remained stable during the observation period despite the use of early treatment and more tolerable modern anti-retroviral therapy. The conditional logistic regression model identified nine clinical factors and comorbidities that were associated with neurological disorders, namely age, substance use, traumatic brain injury, psychiatric illness, HIV-associated opportunistic infections, frequency of emergency department visits, cART adherence, urbanization, and monthly income. These factors were used to establish the nomogram.

conclusionNeurological disorders are still prevalent in HIV-infected people in Taiwan. To efficiently identify those at risk, we established a nomogram with nine risk factors. This nomogram could prompt clinicians to initiate further evaluations and management of neurological disorders in this population.

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HIV InfectionsNervous System DiseasesCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesHumansIncidenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTaiwanHIVNational health insurance research databaseNeurological disorders

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