       Document 0603
 DOCN  M9610603
 TI    How important is race/ethnicity as an indicator of risk for specific
       AIDS-defining conditions?
 DT    9601
 AU    Hu DJ; Fleming PL; Castro KG; Jones JL; Bush TJ; Hanson D; Chu SY;
       Kaplan J; Ward JW; Division of HIV/AIDS, National Center for Infectious
       Diseases,; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia;
       30333, USA.
 SO    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1995 Nov 1;10(3):374-80.
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96027806
 AB    In order to examine differences in the prevalence of AIDS-defining
       conditions by race/ethnicity, we analyzed U.S. surveillance data for
       203,470 adolescents and adults diagnosed with AIDS from 1988 through
       1992. A number of AIDS-indicator conditions were more common among
       certain racial/ethnic groups. The prevalence of extrapulmonary
       tuberculosis was higher among blacks, Hispanics, Asians/Pacific
       Islanders, and American Indians/Alaskan Natives than among whites. The
       prevalence of isosporiasis and toxoplasmosis was higher among Hispanics
       than among blacks or whites. Furthermore, the likelihood of being
       diagnosed with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB), toxoplasmosis, or
       isosporiasis was generally higher among foreign-born than among
       U.S.-born persons of all racial/ethnic groups. The prevalence of all
       malignancies was higher among whites than among blacks or Hispanics.
       However, the magnitude of prevalence differences by race/ethnicity was
       reduced when we controlled for other demographic and exposure risk
       categories. Although race/ethnicity was significantly associated with
       the prevalence of a number of conditions, the relative frequency and
       patterns of AIDS-indicator conditions in different populations are
       probably most influenced by differences in (1) underlying prevalence or
       exposure to various etiologic agents causing these conditions, (2)
       diagnosis and reporting of conditions, and (3) access to care and
       therapy for HIV-related conditions.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Adolescence  Adult  Asian Americans  Blacks  Disease Progression
       *Ethnic Groups  Female  Hispanic Americans  Human  Indians, North
       American  Male  Population Surveillance  Prevalence  Risk Factors
       United States/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Whites  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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