Factors associated with serum retinol, ^Da-tocopherol, carotenoids, and selenium in Hispanics with problems of HIV, chronic hepatitis C, and drug use

The effects of hepatitis and drug use on nutritional problems in HIV infection have rarely been examined despite the importance of drug use in the global HIV pandemic. We examined the effects of HIV, hepatitis C, and drug use on serum micronutrients in 300 US Hispanic adults. Chronic hepatitis C inf...

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Published in:Journal of public health policy 2009-09, Vol.30 (3), p.285-299
Main Authors: rester, Janet E, Wang, Xiang D, Knox, Tamsin A, Borek, Carmia G, Tang, Alice M, Johnson, Elizabeth J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Drug abuse
Hepatitis C
Hispanic people
HIV
Infection
Serum
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Summary:The effects of hepatitis and drug use on nutritional problems in HIV infection have rarely been examined despite the importance of drug use in the global HIV pandemic. We examined the effects of HIV, hepatitis C, and drug use on serum micronutrients in 300 US Hispanic adults. Chronic hepatitis C infection was associated with lower serum retinol (-8.2^D*mg/dl, P
ISSN:0197-5897
DOI:10.1057/jphp.2009.20