Older PLHIV are at Higher Cardiovascular risk with Poor Quality of Life

CONCLUSION: 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.PMID:38141189 | DOI:10.2174/011570162X277586231218104922

Source: Current HIV Research - December 23, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Muhammed Shabil Krishna Murti V Udaya Kumar Rishkesh Kumar Nitesh Kumar Sameer Dhingra Vipan Kumar Parihar V Ravichandiran Krishna Pandey Source Type: research