Abstract
Abstract
Although increasing research is focusing on age-related comorbidities (ARC) among people living with HIV (PLHIV), no studies have concomitantly assessed non-HIV age-related neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer’s dementia). A total of 254 PLHIV and 69 HIV-negative controls completed baseline medical history and cognitive testing. ARC data were collected from medical records over the subsequent 9-10 years and included all types of strokes, all types of dementia, mild cognitive impairment, Parkinson's disease, motor neuron disease (grouped into a non-HIV age-related neurological category), cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, chronic lung disease, non-AIDS cancers, osteoporosis, and diabetes. Kaplan–Meier curves assessed differences in the incident rates (per 1000 person year) of groups of ARC as defined above and combined ARC (i.e., development of any of the ARC) among younger (baseline age < 50) and older (baseline age ≥ 50) PLHIV and younger and older controls. Cox-proportional hazard models assessed the individual and interaction effects of HIV status and chronological age, in addition to a range of demographic and clinical variables including historical and baseline HIV brain involvement on the risk of developing combined ARC. Older PLHIV had a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and combined ARC compared to other groups (p < 0.05). Incident rate of non-HIV age-related neurological disorders was 2.3 [0.93, 4.79] per 1000 person year. While this incident rate was higher in older PLHIV (5.37 [1.97, 11.92]) than older HIV-negative participants (3.58 [0.18-17.67]), this was not significant. In multivariate analyses, HIV status and chronological age, but not their interaction, and smoking were associated with higher risk of combined ARC (p < 0.05). In analyses focusing on PLHIV, older age and taking abacavir/efavirenz/atazanavir/darunavir containing antiretroviral treatments at the time of diagnosis were associated with greater ARC (p < 0.05). Non-HIV age-related neurological disorders are uncommon in older PLHIV, where the majority were < 70 years of age at the end of follow-up. However, the greater burden of ARC among older PLHIV, most of which are established dementia risk factors, warrants the establishment of commensurate prevention strategies and greater attention to neurocognitive screening.
Funder
ViiV Healthcare
University of New South Wales
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Virology,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience,Neurology (clinical),Neurology
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