title: Factors associated with a diagnosis of major depression among HIV-infected elderly patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is being increasingly reported among the elderly and major depression (MD) may be associated with suboptimal adherence to treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study on factors associated with MD among 72 HIV-infected elderly individuals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty (27.7%) patients were found to have MD. The female gender (odds ratio [OR] = 10.65; p = 0.00586), a low CD4 count during the study (OR = 1.005247; p = 0.01539), and current smoking status (OR = 12.89; p = 0.01693) were independently associated with MD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our data underscore the need to attentively search and treat MD among HIV-infected elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Geral, Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle, Escola de Medicina e Cirurgia, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aureo do
authors.initials: Ad
authors.lastname: Carmo Filho
authors.forename: Max Kopti
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Fakoury
authors.forename: Walter de Araujo
authors.initials: Wde A
authors.lastname: Eyer-Silva
authors.forename: Rogério
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Neves-Motta
authors.forename: Rosangela Souza
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kalil
authors.forename: Fernando Raphael de Almeida
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Ferry
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001430:Bacteriocins; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D001430:Bacteriocins; C100883:dextranicin-24