Lmonary tuberculosis (34, 27 ), neurotoxoplasmosis (25, 20 ), meningitis (17, 13 ), pneumonia (17, 13 ) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (14, 11 ), and a majority

Lmonary tuberculosis (34, 27 ), neurotoxoplasmosis (25, 20 ), meningitis (17, 13 ), pneumonia (17, 13 ) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (14, 11 ), and a majority (68, 53 ) had multiple medical conditions leading to hospitalization. Among patients with multiple diagnoses at admission, oroesophageal candidiasis (49, 72 ) and diarrhea (38, 56 ) were most frequently identified. Participants were hospitalized for a median duration of 16 days [IQR 9?4] (Table 1). Of the 127 patients we enrolled, nine were transferred to another hospital and clinical outcomes could not be evaluated. For the remaining 118 patients, 14 (12 ) required intensive care and 19 (16 ) died during CI-1011 web hospitalization (Table 1).Nutritional StatusWe performed the nutritional evaluation within 72 hours of hospital admission for the majority (104 patients, 82 ) of those enrolled. Table 2 shows that nutritional characteristics were similar between patients who had height and weight estimated due to bed restriction (29, 23 ) and those who underwent direct measurement (98, 77 ). For the 102 patients who recalled their six months prior hospitalization weight, 44 (35 ) presented a weight loss greater than 20 and 70 (55 ) presented a weight loss greater than 10 . Overall, malnutrition (BMI,18.5 kg/m2) was found in 55 (43 ) of the patients and severe malnutrition (BMI ,16 kg/m2) in 19 (15 ). Lean body mass and fat body mass were lower than the 5th percentile of a reference population for 80 (63 ) and 38 (30 ) patients, respectively. A majority of the patients had anemia (median hemoglobin 10.2; IQR 9.1?12.0 mg/dL) and hypoalbumenemia (median 2.4; IQR 1.8?2.9 g/dL).Results Patient RecruitmentDuring the ten-month study period, 185 unique patients were hospitalized with AIDS at the study hospital. Of these, 31 were not eligible for enrollment due to cognitive impairment in the absence of legal representative to provide informed consent (15 patients), immediate requirement of intensive care support (9) and diagnosis of AIDS after the seventh day of hospitalization (7). Of the 154 eligible patients, 127 (82 ) were A 196 site included in the study, as 17 (11 ) refused participation and 10 (6 ) were identified by the study team 7 days after hospital admission.Patient CharacteristicsOf the study participants, 78 (61 ) were male, 120 (94 ) were black or mixed race, and the median age was 36 years (interquartile range [IQR] 30?4) (Table 1). The patient population reported low levels of socioeconomic status, as 28 (22 ) were living in absolute poverty with a per capita household income of less than USD 2.00 a day and 103 (81 ) were living on less than USD 10.00 a day. Overall, 35 (28 ) participants received direct cash payments from the Brazilian government as part of a national program (bolsa familia) to reduce severe poverty and food insecurity. Of 125 patients with available data on the timing of HIV disease diagnosis, 40 (32 ) were first informed of their HIV disease during the current hospitalization, 36 (29 ) within 2 years, 36 (29 ) from 3?0 years, and 13 (10 ) more than 10 years prior to the current hospitalization. Of the 85 patients who were already aware of their HIV infection at admission, 59 (69 ) recalled at least one priorCorrelates of Malnutrition at HospitalizationTable 3 summarizes the findings of univariate and multivariable analyses associating patient characteristics with malnutrition at hospital admission. Patients with malnutrition were older and had lower per capita household inco.Lmonary tuberculosis (34, 27 ), neurotoxoplasmosis (25, 20 ), meningitis (17, 13 ), pneumonia (17, 13 ) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (14, 11 ), and a majority (68, 53 ) had multiple medical conditions leading to hospitalization. Among patients with multiple diagnoses at admission, oroesophageal candidiasis (49, 72 ) and diarrhea (38, 56 ) were most frequently identified. Participants were hospitalized for a median duration of 16 days [IQR 9?4] (Table 1). Of the 127 patients we enrolled, nine were transferred to another hospital and clinical outcomes could not be evaluated. For the remaining 118 patients, 14 (12 ) required intensive care and 19 (16 ) died during hospitalization (Table 1).Nutritional StatusWe performed the nutritional evaluation within 72 hours of hospital admission for the majority (104 patients, 82 ) of those enrolled. Table 2 shows that nutritional characteristics were similar between patients who had height and weight estimated due to bed restriction (29, 23 ) and those who underwent direct measurement (98, 77 ). For the 102 patients who recalled their six months prior hospitalization weight, 44 (35 ) presented a weight loss greater than 20 and 70 (55 ) presented a weight loss greater than 10 . Overall, malnutrition (BMI,18.5 kg/m2) was found in 55 (43 ) of the patients and severe malnutrition (BMI ,16 kg/m2) in 19 (15 ). Lean body mass and fat body mass were lower than the 5th percentile of a reference population for 80 (63 ) and 38 (30 ) patients, respectively. A majority of the patients had anemia (median hemoglobin 10.2; IQR 9.1?12.0 mg/dL) and hypoalbumenemia (median 2.4; IQR 1.8?2.9 g/dL).Results Patient RecruitmentDuring the ten-month study period, 185 unique patients were hospitalized with AIDS at the study hospital. Of these, 31 were not eligible for enrollment due to cognitive impairment in the absence of legal representative to provide informed consent (15 patients), immediate requirement of intensive care support (9) and diagnosis of AIDS after the seventh day of hospitalization (7). Of the 154 eligible patients, 127 (82 ) were included in the study, as 17 (11 ) refused participation and 10 (6 ) were identified by the study team 7 days after hospital admission.Patient CharacteristicsOf the study participants, 78 (61 ) were male, 120 (94 ) were black or mixed race, and the median age was 36 years (interquartile range [IQR] 30?4) (Table 1). The patient population reported low levels of socioeconomic status, as 28 (22 ) were living in absolute poverty with a per capita household income of less than USD 2.00 a day and 103 (81 ) were living on less than USD 10.00 a day. Overall, 35 (28 ) participants received direct cash payments from the Brazilian government as part of a national program (bolsa familia) to reduce severe poverty and food insecurity. Of 125 patients with available data on the timing of HIV disease diagnosis, 40 (32 ) were first informed of their HIV disease during the current hospitalization, 36 (29 ) within 2 years, 36 (29 ) from 3?0 years, and 13 (10 ) more than 10 years prior to the current hospitalization. Of the 85 patients who were already aware of their HIV infection at admission, 59 (69 ) recalled at least one priorCorrelates of Malnutrition at HospitalizationTable 3 summarizes the findings of univariate and multivariable analyses associating patient characteristics with malnutrition at hospital admission. Patients with malnutrition were older and had lower per capita household inco.