Title | Comorbid diabetes and the risk of progressive chronic kidney disease in HIV-infected adults: data from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Medapalli, Raj K., Chirag R. Parikh, Kirsha Gordon, Sheldon T. Brown, Adeel A. Butt, Cynthia L. Gibert, David Rimland, Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, Chung-Chou H. Chang, Amy C. Justice, John Cijiang He, and Christina M. Wyatt |
Journal | Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) |
Volume | 60 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 393-9 |
Date Published | 2012 Aug 1 |
ISSN | 1944-7884 |
Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Cohort Studies, Comorbidity, Diabetes Complications, Disease Progression, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Risk Assessment, Veterans, Young Adult |
Abstract | Approximately, 15% of HIV-infected individuals have comorbid diabetes. Studies suggest that HIV and diabetes have an additive effect on chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression; however, this observation may be confounded by differences in traditional CKD risk factors. |
DOI | 10.1353/hpu.2012.0006 |
Alternate Journal | J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. |