Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

December 14, 2020

HIV Infection and COVID-19 Death: A Population-Based Cohort Analysis of UK Primary Care Data and Linked National Death Registrations within the OpenSAFELY Platform

Category:

Topic:

Keywords (Tags): ,

A retrospective cohort study indicated that people with HIV in the UK (n = 27,480) had a higher risk of mortality from COVID-19 than those without HIV, after adjusting for age and sex (HR = 2.9). The risk remained high (HR = 2.6) after adjusting for index of multiple deprivation, smoking status, ethnicity, and obesity. Having HIV was associated with a higher risk of COVID-19 death among Black versus non-Black individuals (HR = 4.3).

Bhaskaran et al. (Dec 11, 2020). HIV Infection and COVID-19 Death: A Population-Based Cohort Analysis of UK Primary Care Data and Linked National Death Registrations within the OpenSAFELY Platform. The Lancet HIV. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(20)30305-2