Open AccessAssessing comorbidities and survival in HIV-infected and uninfected matched Medicare enrollees
Author(s) -
Xiaoying Yu,
Jordan Westra,
Thomas P. Giordano,
Abbey B. Berenson,
Jacques Baillargeon,
YongFang Kuo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000002963
Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , proportional hazards model , demography , cohort , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cohort study , retrospective cohort study , survival analysis , gerontology , immunology , sociology
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.