NDLI: Association of Abnormal Liver Function Parameters with HIV Serostatus and CD4 Count in Antiretroviral-Naive Rwandan Women

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Author	Claude, Dusingize Jean Hoover, Donald R. Shi, Qiuhu Eugene, Mutimura Emmanuel, Rudakemwa Ndacyayisenga, Victorien Léonard, Gakindi Mulvihill, Michael Sinayobye, Jean D'amour Emmanuel, Musabeyezu Anastos, Kathryn
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	We determined the associations of HIV infection/CD4 count with markers of hepatocellular damage [elevated aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT)] and liver synthetic function (decreased albumin) in HIV-infected (HIV+) antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive and uninfected (HIV−) Rwandan women. In 2005, 710 HIV+ ART-naive and 226 HIV− women enrolled in the Rwanda Women's Interassociation Study and Assessment. Liver enzymes were measured with abnormality defined as either AST or ALT ≥1.25 times the upper limit of normal. Low serum albumin level was defined as <3.5 g/dl. Multivariable logistic regression analysis identified independent predictors of elevated AST/ALT and low serum albumin. HIV− women had the lowest prevalence (6.6%) of abnormal AST/ALT, with the highest prevalence (16.4%) in HIV+ women with CD4 <200 cells/μl (p=0.01). The odds of having serum albumin <3.5 g/dl was 5.7-fold higher in HIV+ than HIV− women (OR=5.68, 95% CI: 3.32–9.71). The risk of low albumin decreased from low to high CD4 count, with OR=2.62, 95% CI: 1.66, 4.14 and OR=1.57, 95% CI: 1.01, 2.43 in HIV+ women with a CD4 count <200 and 200–350 cells/μl, respectively vs. HIV+ with CD4 >350 (p<0.001 and p<0.05 for all comparisons). Our findings suggest that HIV-associated liver damage may occur in ART-naive patients. Although liver abnormality prevalences in this cohort of HIV-infected Rwandan women are less than reported in developed countries, caution is needed for risk assessment measures to monitor and screen HIV-infected patients pre- and post-ART initiation in African clinical settings to curtail potential risks associated with HIV infection.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/aid.2014.0170
Ending Page	730
Page Count	8
Starting Page	723
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08892229
e-ISSN	19318405
Journal	AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
Issue Number	7
Volume Number	31
Language	English
Publisher	Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Publisher Date	2015-07-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Subject Keyword	Immunology Virology Infectious Diseases Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Infectious Diseases Virology Immunology

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