title: [The HIV population is aging].
abstract: The HIV population is aging due to increased life expectancy among HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy. 37% of Danish HIV patients are now older than 50 years. Older age has implications for all stages of HIV care. Older patients are at higher risk of delayed HIV diagnosis and thereby less favourable prognosis. Factors related directly to HIV infection, lifestyle-related factors and co-infections contribute to increased prevalence of co-morbidity in older HIV patients, and medical treatments of co-morbidity together with three or more antiviral drugs increase the risk of polypharmacy.
authors.affiliation: Lunge- og Infektionsmedicinsk Afdeling, Nordsjællands Hospital - Hillerød, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hillerød. ann-brit.eg.hansen@regionh.dk.
authors.forename: Ann-Brit Eg
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015897:Comorbidity; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019338:Polypharmacy
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents