Assessing comorbidities and survival in HIV-infected and uninfected matched Medicare enrollees.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

People with HIV infection experience excessive mortality compared with their noninfected counterparts. It is unclear whether the impact of HIV infection on mortality varies by comorbidities or whether sex difference exists in this relationship. This study assessed the effect of newly diagnosed HIV infection on overall mortality among Medicare beneficiaries for both disabled and older adults (≥65 years old) based on their original entitlement.

Methods

We constructed a retrospective matched cohort using a 5% nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries between 1996 and 2015. People with incident HIV diagnoses were individually matched to up to three controls based on demographics. Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for baseline demographics and co

SUBMITTER: Yu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8286326 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature