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. 2017 Jun 19;31(10):1393-1403.
doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001475.

Major health impact of accelerated aging in young HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy

Reena Rajasuriar  1 , Meng L Chong, Nor S Ahmad Bashah, Siti A Abdul Aziz, Megan Mcstea, Erica C Y Lee, Pui L Wong, Iskandar Azwa, Sharifah F Syed Omar, Pauline S M Lai, Sasheela Ponampalavanar, Suzanne M Crowe, Sharon R Lewin, Shahrul B Kamaruzzaman, Adeeba Kamarulzaman
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Major health impact of accelerated aging in young HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy

Reena Rajasuriar et al. AIDS. .

Abstract

Background: Aging among HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a significant clinical challenge; however, studies assessing multidimensional aspects of aging are lacking. We characterized 10 geriatric conditions encompassing multiple functional domains, its health impact and associated risk factors in HIV-infected and age-matched uninfected controls.

Methods: HIV-infected individuals were recruited from the outpatient clinic in University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia and controls from the community. All participants were aged at least 25 years of age with no acute illness, and HIV-infected individuals were on stable ART. Geriatric conditions were assessed and the burden scored as a composite of geriatric conditions present in an individual (total score = 10). Multivariate regression analysis was performed to determine the risk factors and health impact associated with the burden of geriatric conditions.

Results: We analyzed data from 336 HIV-infected individuals (total HIV+), of whom 172 were matched for age, sex, and ethnicity with 172 HIV-uninfected controls (matched subset). In the total HIV-positive cohort, median (interquartile range) age was 44 (38-51) years and CD4 T-cell count was 562 (398-737) cells/μl. The burden of geriatric conditions was significantly higher in the HIV-infected group compared with controls (P < 0.001). With an increasing geriatric condition burden, quality-of-life scores were 2.2-times poorer, healthcare use five times greater, and mortality risk scores four times higher in the HIV-infected group compared with matched controls. Both sociobehavioural and HIV-related clinical factors were independently associated with an increasing burden of geriatric condition in HIV.

Conclusions: A high burden of geriatric conditions with significant impact on health outcomes, including mortality risk scores are observed among HIV-infected individuals on ART in a resource-limited setting.

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