Comorbidity prevalence and healthcare costs in people living with HIV compared with the general population: a 19-year retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Our objectives were (1) to characterise the age-sex-standardised prevalence of comorbidities among people living with HIV (PLWH) and people not living with HIV (PnLWH) between 2001 and 2019 and (2) to examine the effect of comorbidities on direct healthcare costs among PLWH and PnLWH.

Design

This was a retrospective, matched cohort study conducted with the Comparative Outcomes and Service Utilisation Trends (COAST) cohort, which contained all known PLWH in British Columbia (BC), Canada and a general population sample.

Setting

BC, Canada.

Participants

A total of 9554 PLWH and 47 770 PnLWH from the COAST cohort were followed between 2001 and 2019. Participants were at least 19 years old and 82% male in both groups.

Outcome measures

The primary o

SUBMITTER: Magee C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273141 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature