Impacts of using different standard populations in calculating age-standardised death rates when age-speciﬁc death rates in the populations being compared do not have a consistent relationship: a cross-sectional population-based observational study on US state HIV death rates.

Shu-Yu TaiFu-Wen LiangYen-Yee HngYi-Hsuan LoTsung-Hsueh Lu

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

Calculating SDR using elder SP (US2020) would disproportionately increase the SDR in states with peak HIV death rate in older adults than those used younger SP (US2000).

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv testing
hiv aids
physical activity
men who have sex with men