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Measuring Frailty in HIV-infected Individuals. Identification of Frail Patients is the First Step to Amelioration and Reversal of Frailty
Published on: July 24, 2013
Brief communication: comorbidities and aging in people living with HIV
Laura Beatriz de Camargo Vicioli1, E Lenice do Rosário de Souza2
1Department of Tropical Diseases, Paulista State University "Julio de Mesquita Filho" - Unesp, Botucatu, Brazil. laura.vicioli@unesp.br.
Abstract:
The main objective of the study was to assess the occurrence of non-aids-related comorbidities typical of aging in people living with HIV diagnosis 20 years ago or more and under treatment with antiretroviral drugs for a long time. The associations between the same age group in people living with HIV with reported ART use 20 + years and people living with HIV with reported ART use between two and five years in relation to the risk of comorbidities studied, there was a predominance of metabolic alterations in the 50-60 and 60 + age groups (p < 0.003). The conclusion was that exists a higher risk of comorbidities associated with people living with HIV for more than 20 years, but the length of treatment did not necessarily influence this risk.
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