Predictors of Change in the Functional Status of Children With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Missmer S, Spiegelman D, Gorbach S, Miller T. Predictors of Change in the Functional Status of Children With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Pediatrics 2000, 106: e24-e24. PMID: 10920180, DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.2.e24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeight z-scoreHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionTotal health scoreFunctional statusHealth scoresZ-scoreGeneral healthVirus infectionBaseline evaluationCD4 T-lymphocyte countFunctional status parametersFunctional status surveyHIV disease stageT-lymphocyte countsAbsolute CD4 countGeneral health scoresImportant clinical predictorsSignificant univariate predictorsFunctional status scoresMain outcome measuresNon-white raceResponsiveness scoresPredictors of changeCD4 count