Clinical and immunological data about HIV in older adults from low and middle income countries is scarce. We aimed to describe differences between younger and older adults with HIV starting antiretroviral therapy in two low-income African countries

AC Justice

AC Tsai

Aggrey S. Semeere

AJ Huang

B Ress

Brandon J. Auerbach

C Bakanda

Cissy M. Kityo

DM Conde

DM Stoff

DS Zingmond

DW Cockcroft

E Balestre

E Druyts

E Freeman

E Murrow

EH Eylar

Ekwaro A. Obuku

F Ssali

FJ Palella Jr.

FS Feruglio

GP Schmid

Harriet Mayanja-Kizza

J Negin

James G. Hakim

K Buchacz

KP High

LH Kuller

LL Agate

MB Marcus

N McGrath

N Santoro

Nicolas Sluis-Cremer

NS Levitt

PC Mutevedzi

Peter N. Mugyenyi

R Geneau

Robert A. Salata

S Biraro

Sarah A. Walker

SL Waysdorf

Sujal M. Parikh

W Schimmler

WM El-Sadr

PLoS ONE

PubMed

OBJECTIVE: Clinical and immunological data about HIV in older adults from low and middle income countries is scarce. We aimed to describe differences between younger and older adults with HIV starting antiretroviral therapy in two low-income African countries. SETTING: HIV clinics in Uganda and Zimbabwe. DESIGN: Secondary exploratory cross-sectional analysis of the DART randomized controlled trial. OUTCOME MEASURES: Clinical and laboratory characteristics were compared between adults aged 18-49 years (younger) and ≥ 50 years (older), using two exploratory multivariable logistic regression models, one with HIV viral load (measured in a subset pre-ART) and one without. RESULTS: A total of 3316 eligible participants enrolled in DART were available for analysis; 219 (7%) were ≥ 50 years and 1160 (35%) were male. Across the two adjusted regression models, older adults had significantly higher systolic blood pressure, lower creatinine clearance and were consistently less likely to be females compared to younger adults with HIV. Paradoxically, the models separately suggested that older adults had statistically significant (but not clinically important) higher CD4+ cell counts and higher plasma HIV-1 viral copies at initiation. Crude associations between older age and higher baseline hemoglobin, body mass index, diastolic blood pressure and lower WHO clinical stage were not sustained in the adjusted analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Our study found clinical and immunological differences between younger and older adults, in a cohort of Africans starting antiretroviral therapy. Further investigations should explore how these differences could be used to ensure equity in service delivery and affect outcomes of antiretroviral therapy

Parikh, Sujal M

Obuku, Ekwaro A

Walker, Sarah A

Semeere, Aggrey S

Auerbach, Brandon J

Hakim, James G

Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet

Mugyenyi, Peter N

Salata, Robert A

Kityo, Cissy M

DART Trial Team

LSHTM Research Online

English

Clinical differences between younger and older adults with HIV/AIDS starting antiretroviral therapy in Uganda and Zimbabwe: a secondary analysis of the DART trial.

OBJECTIVE:Clinical and immunological data about HIV in older adults from low and middle income countries is scarce. We aimed to describe differences between younger and older adults with HIV starting antiretroviral therapy in two low-income African countries. METHODS: SETTING:HIV clinics in Uganda and Zimbabwe. DESIGN:Secondary exploratory cross-sectional analysis of the DART randomized controlled trial. OUTCOME MEASURES:Clinical and laboratory characteristics were compared between adults aged 18-49 years (younger) and ≥ 50 years (older), using two exploratory multivariable logistic regression models, one with HIV viral load (measured in a subset pre-ART) and one without. RESULTS:A total of 3316 eligible participants enrolled in DART were available for analysis; 219 (7%) were ≥ 50 years and 1160 (35%) were male. Across the two adjusted regression models, older adults had significantly higher systolic blood pressure, lower creatinine clearance and were consistently less likely to be females compared to younger adults with HIV. Paradoxically, the models separately suggested that older adults had statistically significant (but not clinically important) higher CD4+ cell counts and higher plasma HIV-1 viral copies at initiation. Crude associations between older age and higher baseline hemoglobin, body mass index, diastolic blood pressure and lower WHO clinical stage were not sustained in the adjusted analysis. CONCLUSIONS:Our study found clinical and immunological differences between younger and older adults, in a cohort of Africans starting antiretroviral therapy. Further investigations should explore how these differences could be used to ensure equity in service delivery and affect outcomes of antiretroviral therapy

Sujal M Parikh

Ekwaro A Obuku

Sarah A Walker

Aggrey S Semeere

Brandon J Auerbach

James G Hakim

Peter N Mugyenyi

Robert A Salata

Cissy M Kityo

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Clinical Differences between Younger and Older Adults with HIV/AIDS Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda and Zimbabwe: A Secondary Analysis of the DART Trial

Parikh, SM

Obuku, EA

Walker, SA

Semeere, AS

Auerbach, BJ

Hakim, JG

Mayanja-Kizza, H

Mugyenyi, PN

Salata, RA

Kityo, CM

DART Trial Team, The

UCL Discovery

Clinical differences between younger and older adults with HIV/AIDS starting antiretroviral therapy in Uganda and Zimbabwe: a secondary analysis of the DART trial

OBJECTIVE: Clinical and immunological data about HIV in older adults from low and middle income countries is scarce. We aimed to describe differences between younger and older adults with HIV starting antiretroviral therapy in two low-income African countries. METHODS:  SETTING: HIV clinics in Uganda and Zimbabwe. DESIGN: Secondary exploratory cross-sectional analysis of the DART randomized controlled trial. OUTCOME MEASURES: Clinical and laboratory characteristics were compared between adults aged 18-49 years (younger) and ≥ 50 years (older), using two exploratory multivariable logistic regression models, one with HIV viral load (measured in a subset pre-ART) and one without. RESULTS: A total of 3316 eligible participants enrolled in DART were available for analysis; 219 (7%) were ≥ 50 years and 1160 (35%) were male. Across the two adjusted regression models, older adults had significantly higher systolic blood pressure, lower creatinine clearance and were consistently less likely to be females compared to younger adults with HIV. Paradoxically, the models separately suggested that older adults had statistically significant (but not clinically important) higher CD4+ cell counts and higher plasma HIV-1 viral copies at initiation. Crude associations between older age and higher baseline hemoglobin, body mass index, diastolic blood pressure and lower WHO clinical stage were not sustained in the adjusted analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Our study found clinical and immunological differences between younger and older adults, in a cohort of Africans starting antiretroviral therapy. Further investigations should explore how these differences could be used to ensure equity in service delivery and affect outcomes of antiretroviral therapy

Oxford University Research Archive (ORA)

Oxford University Research Archive

Objective: Clinical and immunological data about HIV in older adults from low and middle income countries is scarce. We aimed to describe differences between younger and older adults with HIV starting antiretroviral therapy in two low–income African countries. Methods: Setting:: HIV clinics in Uganda and Zimbabwe. Design:: Secondary exploratory cross-sectional analysis of the DART randomized controlled trial. Outcome Measures: Clinical and laboratory characteristics were compared between adults aged 18-49 years (younger) and ≥ 50 years (older), using two exploratory multivariable logistic regression models, one with HIV viral load (measured in a subset pre-ART) and one without. Results: A total of 3316 eligible participants enrolled in DART were available for analysis; 219 (7%) were ≥ 50 years and 1160 (35%) were male. Across the two adjusted regression models, older adults had significantly higher systolic blood pressure, lower creatinine clearance and were consistently less likely to be females compared to younger adults with HIV. Paradoxically, the models separately suggested that older adults had statistically significant (but not clinically important) higher CD4+ cell counts and higher plasma HIV–1 viral copies at initiation. Crude associations between older age and higher baseline hemoglobin, body mass index, diastolic blood pressure and lower WHO clinical stage were not sustained in the adjusted analysis. Conclusions: Our study found clinical and immunological differences between younger and older adults, in a cohort of Africans starting antiretroviral therapy. Further investigations should explore how these differences could be used to ensure equity in service delivery and affect outcomes of antiretroviral therapy

Clinical differences between younger and older adults with HIV/AIDS starting antiretroviral therapy in Uganda and Zimbabwe: a secondary analysis of the DART trial

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