Association of Alcohol Use with COVID-19 Infection and Hospitalization Among People Living with HIV in the United States, 2020

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Alcohol use was associated with elevated COVID-19 risk in the general population. People with HIV (PWH) have high prevalences of alcohol use. To evaluate the effect of alcohol use on COVID-19 risks among PWH, we estimated the risk of COVID-19 diagnosis and COVID-19-related hospitalization among PWH in routine care at 8 HIV primary care centers that contributed data to the Centers for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) cohort according to their alcohol use just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CNICS data repository includes demographic characteristics, clinical diagnoses, and laboratory test results from electronic medical records and other sources. Alcohol use, substance use, and mental health symptoms were self-reported on tablet-based standardized surveys. Alcohol use was categorized according to standard, sex-specific Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Consumption instrument cut-offs. We followed 5,496 PWH (79% male, 48% Black race, median age = 53 years) from March 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Relative to PWH with no baseline alcohol use, the adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) of COVID-19 diagnosis was 1.09 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.78, 1.51) for lower-risk drinking and 1.19 (95%CI: 0.81, 1.73) for unhealthy drinking. The aHR of COVID-19-related hospitalization was 0.82 (95%CI: 0.33, 1.99) for lower-risk drinking and 1.25 (95%CI: 0.50, 3.09) for unhealthy drinking. Results were not modified by recent cocaine or non-prescribed opioid use, depressive symptoms, or diagnoses of alcohol use disorder. The study suggested a slightly increased, but not statistically significant risk of COVID-19 diagnosis and hospitalization associated with unhealthy alcohol use.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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AIDS and behavior - (2024) vom: 29. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xia, Chunyi [VerfasserIn]
Chander, Geetanjali [VerfasserIn]
Hutton, Heidi E [VerfasserIn]
McCaul, Mary E [VerfasserIn]
Delaney, Joseph A [VerfasserIn]
Mayer, Kenneth H [VerfasserIn]
Jacobson, Jeffrey M [VerfasserIn]
Puryear, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Crane, Heidi M [VerfasserIn]
Shapiro, Adrienne E [VerfasserIn]
Cachay, Edward R [VerfasserIn]
Lau, Bryan [VerfasserIn]
Napravnik, Sonia [VerfasserIn]
Saag, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Lesko, Catherine R [VerfasserIn]

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Alcohol use
COVID-19
HIV
Journal Article
Mental disorder
Substance use

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Date Revised 09.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1007/s10461-024-04301-6

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NLM369114329