TABLE 5—
Trends in Rates of HIV-Associated Conditions Among the Medicare Population: United States, 1997–2003
| Condition Category | 1997, % | 1998, % | 1999, % | 2000, % | 2001, % | 2002, % | 2003, % |
| Diverse infections | 34.6 | 34.1 | 30.8 | 27.0 | 26.6 | 24.8 | 23.0 |
| Neurological | 14.9 | 15.1 | 14.4 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 11.9 |
| Metabolic | 13.9 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 13.2 |
| Hepatic | 5.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Diabetes | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 9.1 |
| Substance abuse | 10.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Renal | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Cardiac | 4.9 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
| Respiratory | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Adverse effects | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| Fungal | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| Dermatological | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Intestinal | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Sexually transmitted disease | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Tuberculosis | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Gynecologicala | 6.6 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
Note. Data are based on at least 1 treatment or primary diagnosis from a physician or hospital claim in the year in question.
aAmong women only.