Impacts of using different standard populations in calculating age-standardised death rates when age-specific death rates in the populations being compared do not have a consistent relationship: a cross-sectional population-based observational study on US state HIV death rates.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine if the rankings of state HIV age-standardised death rates (SDRs) would be different if different standard populations (SPs) were used when age-specific death rates (ASDRs) in states being compared do not have a consistent relationship.

Design

A cross-sectional population-based observational study.

Setting

36 states in the USA.

Participants

Residents living in the 36 states.

Main outcome measures

HIV SDR by state using two SPs, namely US2000 and US2020.

Results

US HIV ASDR by state did not have consistent relationships. Of 36 states analysed, the HIV death rates of people aged 55-64 years were higher than people aged 45-54 years in 20 states; on the contrary, the HIV death rates of people aged 55-64 years were lower than people

SUBMITTER: Tai SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9016403 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature