Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain.
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IisGM), Madrid, Spain.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed). 2020 Nov;38(9):417-424. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2020.01.004. Epub 2020 Feb 26.
Assessing the role of HIV and non-HIV related factors is essential for a better understanding of the neurocognitive outcomes in perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV+) young people. The aim of our study was to assess cognition and quality of life (QoL) of a PHIV+ cohort of young people and to compare it with a control group.
Thirty PHIV+ and 30 HIV(-) healthy young adults matched by age, sex and socioeconomic status completed a protocol that included neurocognitive tests, a psychosocial semi-structured interview and a QoL questionnaire (PedsQL). Neurocognitive domain-specific and domain-general (NPZ-5) Z-scores were calculated. CDC AIDS-defining category C or not C (PHIV+/C, PHIV+/noC) was considered to evaluate differences within the PHIV+ group. Univariate and multivariate analysis were performed.
Sixty patients were included; 67% were female; median age (IQR) 19 years (18-21). Regarding PHIV+ young people, 27% showed CDC C category (none encephalopathy), 93% were on ART and 77% had undetectable viral load. No differences regarding occupation were found, although the HIV(-) group repeated less grades (p=0.028) and had a higher education level (p=0.021). No differences were found between PHIV+/noC and HIV(-) participants. However, the PHIV+/C group showed poorer performance than PHIV+/noC (NPZ-5, p=0.037) and HIV(-) subjects (crystallised intelligence, p=0.025; intelligence quotient, p=0.016). Higher nadir CD4+ T-cell count was related to better Z-score in memory (p=0.007) and NPZ-5 (p=0.025). Earlier and longer exposure to ART resulted in better performance in memory (p=0.004) and executive functions (p=0.015), respectively.
No significant differences were found in the neurocognitive profile nor QoL between PHIV+/noC and HIV(-) adolescents; however, PHIV+/C participants obtained lower scores. The use of longer and earlier ART seems to have a beneficial effect.
评估 HIV 和非 HIV 相关因素的作用对于更好地了解围产期感染 HIV 的年轻人(PHIV+)的神经认知结果至关重要。我们研究的目的是评估 PHIV+年轻人的认知和生活质量(QoL),并将其与对照组进行比较。
30 名 PHIV+和 30 名 HIV(-)健康的年轻成年人按年龄、性别和社会经济地位进行匹配,完成了包括神经认知测试、心理社会半结构化访谈和生活质量问卷(PedsQL)在内的方案。计算了神经认知领域特异性和领域一般性(NPZ-5)Z 分数。考虑到 PHIV+ 组内的差异,评估了符合或不符合美国疾病控制与预防中心(CDC)艾滋病定义标准 C 类(PHIV+/C、PHIV+/noC)的情况。进行了单变量和多变量分析。
共纳入 60 例患者;其中 67%为女性;中位年龄(IQR)为 19 岁(18-21 岁)。关于 PHIV+年轻人,27%的人符合 CDC C 类标准(无脑病),93%的人正在接受抗逆转录病毒治疗(ART),77%的人的病毒载量无法检测到。尽管 HIV(-)组重复的年级较少(p=0.028),教育水平较高(p=0.021),但在职业方面没有发现差异。PHIV+/noC 和 HIV(-)参与者之间没有发现差异。然而,PHIV+/C 组的表现不如 PHIV+/noC(NPZ-5,p=0.037)和 HIV(-)受试者(晶体智力,p=0.025;智商,p=0.016)。更低的 CD4+T 细胞计数最低点与记忆(p=0.007)和 NPZ-5(p=0.025)的 Z 分数更高相关。更早和更长时间接受抗逆转录病毒治疗(ART)分别导致记忆(p=0.004)和执行功能(p=0.015)表现更好。
PHIV+/noC 和 HIV(-)青少年的神经认知特征和生活质量没有显著差异;然而,PHIV+/C 组的得分较低。使用更长和更早的 ART 似乎有有益的效果。