Comorbidities among the HIV-infected patients aged 40 years or older in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the widespread use of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), life expectancy of HIV-infected patients has significantly prolonged. An increasing number of HIV-infected patients are aging and concurrent use of medications are not uncommon for management of metabolic complications and cardiovascular diseases related to aging and prolonged exposure to cART.

Methods

We reviewed medical records of all HIV-infected patients aged 40 years or older who had been followed at a university hospital for HIV care in Taiwan between January and December 2013. A standardized case record form was used to collect information on demographics and clinical characteristics, comorbidity, cART, and concurrent medications.

Results

During the study period, 610 patients aged

SUBMITTER: Wu PY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4132082 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature