Connie J. Kim
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Research Subjects
Connie J. Kim has a total of 14 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Alexander Wong
University of Saskatchewan, Regina, SK, Canada
1 shared publication - Chris Fraser
Cool Aid Community Health Centre, Victoria, 713 Johnson Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1M8, Canada
1 shared publication - Gary Rubin
Church Wellesley Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1 shared publication - Haiyan Jiang
Imc North America, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1 shared publication - Harout Tossonian
Gilead Sciences Canada, Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
1 shared publication - Hugues Loemba
University of Ottawa Health Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 15 July 2022
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Medicine
- Vol. 101 (28) , e29850
Cross-sectional comparison of age- and gender-related comorbidities in people living with HIV in Canada
Because antiretroviral therapy (ART) is allowing people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) to survive longer, they are developing more age-related comorbidities. We evaluated the effects of age and gender on the burden of age-related comorbidities among PLWH. In this retrospective real-world study, de-identified data were extracted from the medical charts of 2000 HIV-positive adults on ART across 10 sites in Canada. The prevalence of age-related comorbidities was determined in 6 age subgroups (+ T-cell count was 616 cells/mm3. The most common comorbidities were neuropsychiatric symptoms (61%), overweight/obesity (43%), liver disease (37%), and dyslipidemia (37%). The mean number of comorbidities increased across age subgroups (P < .001). Across all age subgroups, the prevalence of hypertension (P = .04), dyslipidemia (P = .04), CKD (P = .03), bone fragility (P = .03), and depression (P = .02) differed between males and females. Both age (P < .001) and gender (P < .001) impacted cardiovascular disease and CKD risk. Age and gender influenced the burden, types, and risks of age-related comorbidities in PLWH in this Canadian cohort. These comorbidities should be diagnosed and treated in routine clinical practice.
- 15 July 2022
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Medicine
- Vol. 101 (28) , e29850
Open AccessCross-sectional comparison of age- and gender-related comorbidities in people living with HIV in Canada
Because antiretroviral therapy (ART) is allowing people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) to survive longer, they are developing more age-related comorbidities. We evaluated the effects of age and gender on the burden of age-related comorbidities among PLWH. In this retrospective real-world study, de-identified data were extracted from the medical charts of 2000 HIV-positive adults on ART across 10 sites in Canada. The prevalence of age-related comorbidities was determined in 6 age subgroups (+ T-cell count was 616 cells/mm3. The most common comorbidities were neuropsychiatric symptoms (61%), overweight/obesity (43%), liver disease (37%), and dyslipidemia (37%). The mean number of comorbidities increased across age subgroups (P < .001). Across all age subgroups, the prevalence of hypertension (P = .04), dyslipidemia (P = .04), CKD (P = .03), bone fragility (P = .03), and depression (P = .02) differed between males and females. Both age (P < .001) and gender (P < .001) impacted cardiovascular disease and CKD risk. Age and gender influenced the burden, types, and risks of age-related comorbidities in PLWH in this Canadian cohort. These comorbidities should be diagnosed and treated in routine clinical practice.