Association of age at antiretroviral therapy initiation with CD4 +  : CD8 + ratio recovery among virally suppressed people with HIV

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of age at antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation with CD4 +  : CD8 + T-cell ratio in virally suppressed people with HIV on long-term ART, and to characterize potential CD4 +  : CD8 + ratio recovery in this population by age.

DESIGN: A longitudinal study of people attending an HIV clinic at the Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, who initiated ART between 2001 and 2015, and achieved and maintained HIV-1 viral suppression (viral load <1,000 copies/ml). The association of age group at ART initiation with CD4 +  : CD8 + ratio at 5 and 10 years was assessed.

METHODS: Multivariable linear regression was used to investigate the relationship between age at ART initiation and log CD4 +  : CD8 + ratio, adjusting for demographic factors (gender/HIV transmission route, ethnicity), baseline CD4 + count and calendar year.

RESULTS: The sample included 1859 people aged 20-78 (75% men, 56% white ethnicity). Overall, median CD4 +  : CD8 + T-cell ratio increased from 0.24 at baseline to 0.77 at year 5 and 0.88 at year 10. Ratios increased among all age groups in unadjusted and adjusted models but increased less among older ages (baseline ages 60-69 and 70-79). Median ratios at year 5 were 0.85, 0.80, 0.72, 0.76, 0.6, and 0.44, respectively, among people aged 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70-79 years at baseline.

CONCLUSION: In a virally suppressed London population, age had a substantial impact on CD4 +  : CD8 + ratio recovery, especially for those starting ART after age 60 years. Results may indicate the level of CD4 +  : CD8 + ratio recovery possible in an HIV-positive, virally suppressed, aging population.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

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AIDS (London, England) - 38(2024), 5 vom: 01. März, Seite 703-711

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Holden, Clare J [VerfasserIn]
Lampe, Fiona C [VerfasserIn]
Burns, Fiona M [VerfasserIn]
Chaloner, Clinton [VerfasserIn]
Johnson, Margaret [VerfasserIn]
Kinloch-De Loes, Sabine [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Colette J [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 15.03.2024

Date Revised 17.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/QAD.0000000000003801

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NLM365073458