Elderly HIV-positive women: A gender-based analysis from the Multicenter Italian "GEPPO" Cohort.
Emanuele Foca'Paola MagroGiovanni GuaraldiAgostino RivaAnna Maria CattelanGiuseppe Vittorio De SocioCecilia CostaStefania PiconiBenedetto Maurizio CelesiaSilvia NozzaGiancarlo OrofinoAntonella CastagnaGiovanni Di PerriFrancesco CastelliAndrea Calcagnonull nullPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Elderly HIV-positive women display a worse virologic response despite a better immune reconstitution compared to males. The burden of comorbidities as well as the medications received (including cART) may slightly differ according to gender. Our data suggest that more efforts and focused interventions are needed in this population.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- men who have sex with men
- south africa
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- middle aged
- pregnancy outcomes
- community dwelling
- physical activity
- electronic health record
- breast cancer risk
- cross sectional
- big data
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- adipose tissue
- clinical trial
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle