title: Gender differences in oral manifestations among HIV-infected Brazilian adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to compare gender differences in the prevalence of oral lesions in HIV-infected Brazilian adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  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)].
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data shows that oral manifestations are less prevalent in females than in males, particularly oral hairy leukoplakia.
authors.affiliation: Medical School, Fluminense Federal University, Niteroi, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dongo
authors.forename: Lucio Souza
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Sônia Maria S
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Cesar Werneck
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Noce
authors.forename: Eliane Pedra
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: Arley Silva
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Júnior
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005892:Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D017733:Leukoplakia, Hairy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: HIV-infections; oral manifestations; women