THE EFFECT OF MENOPAUSAL STATUS, AGE, AND HIV ON NON-AIDS COMORBIDITY BURDEN AMONG U.S. WOMEN.
Lauren F CollinsC Christina MehtaFrank J PalellaYetunde FatadeSusanna NaggieElizabeth T GolubKathryn AnastosAudrey L FrenchSeble KassayeTonya N TaylorMargaret A FischlAdaora A AdimoraMirjam-Colette KempfPhyllis C TienAnandi N ShethIghovwerha OfotokunPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
Menopause may impact the earlier onset of aging-related comorbidities among women with versus without HIV. We found that menopausal status, age, and HIV were independently associated with higher comorbidity burden; and that HIV impacted burden most in the pre-/peri-menopausal phases.