Persons living with diagnosed HIV in New York City: over 50% over 50 years old.
AIDS Care
; 30(4): 531-534, 2018 04.
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ABSTRACT
Using NYC HIV surveillance data, we estimated the annual median age of persons living with diagnosed HIV (PLWDH) and the proportion of PLWDH over 50 years old in NYC between 2008 and 2015, and described the characteristics, retention in care and viral suppression status among PLWDH in NYC in 2015, by age (<50 vs. ≥50 years old). The median age of PLWDH in NYC increased from 46.4 years (interquartile range [IQR] 39.4, 53.2) in 2008 to 50.2 years (IQR 39.8, 57.5) in 2015, and the proportion of PLWDH over 50 years old increased from 35.9% in 2008 to 50.6% in 2015. In 2015, by race/ethnicity, whites had the highest proportion over 50 years old (57.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islanders had the lowest (36.2%); by transmission risk, men who have sex with men were the lowest (40.0%) and injection drug users were the highest (76.1%). A large and increasing proportion of PLWDH over 50 years old presents challenges for HIV-infected individuals and healthcare system. Better social support services for HIV-infected individuals and additional training for medical and public health staff are needed.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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Grupos Raciais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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America do norte
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En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article