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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2014;15(0 1):S1–S8. doi: 10.3908/ricm15S1S002

Table 1. Summary of epidemiologic studies on HIV and CHD.

Study Year N (HIV) Control group Female
(%)
Age HIV Time
period
HIV f/u
(yrs)
Primary Result Effect Size
Kaiser5 2002 4159 Random sample
Kaiser members
0 Mean 44 1996-
2001
4.1 ↑ MI and CHD in
HIV vs. controls
1.5 (MI)
1.7 (CHD)
CA Medicaid6 2003 28513 Patients enrolled
in CA Medicaid >
1 year
27 46% M
and 35% F
age 35-44
1994-
2000
2.5 ↑ CHD in HIV (age
18-33) vs. controls
2.06
FHDH7 2003 34976 Estimated rates
from French male
general
population
0 Mean 38 1996-
1999
2.8 ↑ MI in HIV with
PI exposure >18
months vs. general
population
1.5
(PI 18-29 months)
2.9
(PI ≥ 30 months)
Partners HIV
cohort8
2007 3851 Controls from
health care
system-based
data registry
30 Median
38
1996-
2004
4.5 ↑ incident MI in
HIV vs. controls
1.75
Danish HIV
cohort9
2007 3953 Population-based
control group
matched 95:1 on
sex, age,
residence
23 Median
37
1995-
2004
5.2 ↑ first
hospitalization for
CHD in HIV on ART
vs. controls
2.12
FHDH10 2010 74958 Three population-
based French
registries
11 Median
47
2000-
2006
-- ↑ MI in HIV vs. 3
population
registries
1.5
Quebec
RAMQ
database11
2011 7053 Control group on
sex, age, entry
date, duration
insurance
22 Median
37
1985-
2007
4.2 ↑ MI in HIV vs. 4:1
matched
controls
2.11
VACS cohort13 2013 27350 Controls from
VACS matched on
age, race, site,
calendar year
3 Median
49
2003-
2009
5.9 ↑ MI in HIV vs. 2:1
matched
control
1.48
Kaiser14 2013 22081 HIV-uninfected
Kaiser members
9 40% age
35-44
1996-
2009
4.5 ↑ MI in HIV vs.
controls
1.4