Survival of AIDS Patients Treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine in Rural Central China: A Retrospective Cohort Study, 2004–2012
Joint Authors
Jin, Yantao
Wang, Xin
Li, Zhengwei
Jiang, Ziqiang
Guo, Huijun
Liu, Zhibin
Xu, Liran
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study aimed to explore the survival of AIDS patients treated with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in addition to combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) and of AIDS patients treated with cART.
Data of patients taking cART between 30 October 2003 and 30 October 2004 in the National TCM HIV Treatment Trial Program area were retrospectively analyzed, with follow-up from 30 October 2004 to 30 October 2012.
The log-rank test was used to compare survival between the two groups.
A Cox proportional hazards model was used to determine hazard ratios to identify prognostic factors.
The study included 521 patients in the TCM + cART group followed up for 3548 person-years and 375 patients in the cART group followed up for 2523 person-years.
Mortality rates were 3.2/100 person-years and 4.2/100 person-years in the TCM + cART and cART groups, respectively.
The difference in survival was significant.
After adjusting for explanatory variables, the mortality rate of AIDS patients in the cART group was 1.7 times higher than in the TCM + cART group.
Male sex, older age, little education, and lower CD4 cell count were risk factors for mortality.
TCM intervention in addition to cART could increase survival of AIDS patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jin, Yantao& Wang, Xin& Li, Zhengwei& Jiang, Ziqiang& Guo, Huijun& Liu, Zhibin…[et al.]. 2015. Survival of AIDS Patients Treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine in Rural Central China: A Retrospective Cohort Study, 2004–2012. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061313
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jin, Yantao…[et al.]. Survival of AIDS Patients Treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine in Rural Central China: A Retrospective Cohort Study, 2004–2012. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061313
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jin, Yantao& Wang, Xin& Li, Zhengwei& Jiang, Ziqiang& Guo, Huijun& Liu, Zhibin…[et al.]. Survival of AIDS Patients Treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine in Rural Central China: A Retrospective Cohort Study, 2004–2012. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061313
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061313