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K Porter
Dr K Porter, MRC Clinical Trials Unit, London, UK; kp@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
QUESTIONS
What is the risk of death in HIV-infected people compared with the general population? Has this risk changed since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)?
METHODS
Design:
inception cohort followed up for a median 6.3 years.
Setting:
10 European countries, Australia, and Canada.
Patients:
16 534 patients ⩾15 years of age at HIV seroconversion (median age 29 y, 78% men) who had well-estimated dates of seroconversion (within 18 mo) and exposure to HIV through injection drug use (18% of patients), sex between men (57%), or heterosexual sex (24%).
Prognostic factors:
calendar period of follow-up (before 1996, 1996–7, 1998–9, 2000–1, 2002–3, and 2004–6), sex, age at seroconversion, and HIV exposure category.
Outcomes:
mortality, excess …
Footnotes
Source of funding: European Union.