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Older PLHIV are at Higher Cardiovascular Risk with Poor Quality of Life.

Muhammed ShabilKrishna MurtiV Udaya KumarRishikesh KumarNitesh KumarSameer DhingraVipan Kumar PariharV RavichandiranKrishna Pandey
Published in: Current HIV research (2024)
In conclusion, older PLHIV in Bihar, India, face higher CVD risk compared to younger PLHIV and non-HIV individuals. FRS and Q-Risk scores effectively assessed CVD risk, identifying higher risk in older PLHIV. Age and BMI were significant predictors of high CVD risk. These findings emphasize CVD risk assessment and tailored management for older PLHIV. The QoL assessment findings indicate moderate deterioration in psychological, social relations, and spirituality domains among older PLHIV individuals. These results suggest greater challenges in psychological well-being, social interactions, and spirituality compared to the overall sample. Further research with larger samples and longitudinal designs is needed to confirm and extend these findings.
Keyphrases
  • risk assessment
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • community dwelling
  • hepatitis c virus
  • body mass index
  • sleep quality
  • cross sectional
  • hiv infected
  • weight loss