To understand the aging trend and some characteristics of people living with HIV who first received antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Guizhou province from 2005 to 2022, and to provide reference for the development of follow-up management measures for the elderly population.
The baseline characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients receiving ART in Guizhou province from 2005 to 2022 were collected from the National HIV/AIDS Antiretroviral Treatment Information System. Joinpoint regression was used to analyze the trends of baseline gender, age, transmission route, time from diagnosis to treatment initiation, and CD4+T lymphocyte (CD4+) level.
From 2005 to 2022, a total of 29 366 elderly patients (aged≥50 years) in Guizhou Province received ART treatment for the first time. The proportion of elderly men receiving ART showed a decreasing trend from 2007 to 2022 (APC=-1.30%, P<0.001). The proportion of elderly patients with married status and having a spouse decreased (APC=-2.44%, P<0.001). The proportion of elderly patients with infection through heterosexual transmission reached a turning point in 2007, and it showed a rapid upward trend from 2005 to 2007 (APC=264.70%, P<0.001). The proportion of elderly patients with a one-to-two-year time interval from diagnosis to starting treatment decreased from 2005 to 2007 (APC=-10.22%, P<0.001), and then showed an upward trend from 2007 to 2022 (APC=1.29%, P<0.001). The proportion of elderly patients with baseline CD4+ level≤200 showed a turning point in 2013 [95% CI: 2008-2018], and it decreased from 2005 to 2013 (APC=-8.11%, P<0.001).
From 2005 to 2022, the elderly patients who first received ART in Guizhou province were mainly male, married, heterosexual transmission, 1-2 years from diagnosis to treatment, and baseline CD4+ level ≤200, and the proportion of elderly patients was on the rise. Follow-up management strategies of ART should be developed for the elderly population to improve the quality of ART.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |