Gender differences in oral manifestations among HIV-infected Brazilian adults.
Int Dent J
; 63(4): 189-95, 2013 Aug.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23879254
ABSTRACT
AIM:
The purpose of this study was to compare gender differences in the prevalence of oral lesions in HIV-infected Brazilian adults.METHODOLOGY:
A retrospective study was conducted of medical records from HIV/AIDS patients from 1993 to 2004. Oral lesions were only included in this study if definitively diagnosed through microscopic analysis, therapeutic test or according to EC-Clearing house criteria.RESULTS:
A total of 750 men and 237 women were included in the study. Statistically significant differences were observed only for oral hairy leukoplakia, Kaposi sarcoma and lymphadenopathy (P < 0.01). However, a model of logistic regression showed that only oral hairy leukoplakia presented a significant association with gender and males had a significantly likelihood (four times higher than females) of presenting with this oral manifestation [OR 4.3 (95% CI 1.39-13.36)].CONCLUSION:
These data shows that oral manifestations are less prevalent in females than in males, particularly oral hairy leukoplakia.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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Doenças da Boca
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article