Assessing the health status and mortality of older people over 65 with HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nearly half of people with HIV in the United States are 50 years or older, and this proportion is growing. Between 2012 and 2016, the largest percent increase in the prevalence rate of HIV was among people aged 65 and older, the eligibility age for Medicare coverage for individuals without a disability or other qualifying condition. Previous work suggests that older people with HIV may have higher rates of chronic conditions and develop them more rapidly than older people who do not have HIV. This study compared the health status of older people with HIV with the older US population not living with HIV by comparing: (1) mortality; (2) prevalence of certain conditions, and (3) incidence of these conditions with increasing age.

Methods and findings

We used a sample

SUBMITTER: Turrini G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7644038 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature