Share this article Share this article ROCKLAND, Mass., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- EMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in the US and Canada, presented retrospective HIV-associated wasting (HIVAW) prevalence and comorbidity data today from a claims database analysis at the Miami Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Conference on HIV and Aging in the Era of ART and COVID-19. Results showed that the overall prevalence of HIVAW in the study population (N=42,587) was 18.3% (n=7804/42,587), including greater than one in 6 people being treated for HIV having a medical and/or pharmacy claim for HIV-associated wasting (also known as cachexia). HIV-associated wasting is a condition where HIV+ people taking medication can lose weight and lean body mass without trying and feel a loss of physical endurance.