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Ethnic and Racial Differences in Long-Term Survival From Hospitalization for HIV Infection
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 11, Number 2, May 2000
- pp. 163-178
- 10.1353/hpu.2010.0709
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This prospective cohort study compares 200 hospitalized, HIV-infected patients (Hispanic, African American, and white) from May 1992 to October 1998 to assess mortality (versus survival) over 75 months of follow-up. The relative risk of six-year mortality for each ethnic group is compared using Cox proportional hazards models after control- ling for sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, access to general medical care, and HIV-specific treatment. The median survival of Hispan- ics (15.5 months) was significantly (p < 0.05) shorter than that of whites (23.8); survival for African Americans (35.1) did not differ from whites. In multivariate analysis, the adjusted relative risk of six-year mortality for Hispanics compared with whites was 2.14 (95 percent confidence interval = 1.26-3.66). The poor outcomes of Hispanics was not explained by access to general care or by HIV-specific treatment.