Excess mortality related to circulatory system diseases and diabetes mellitus among Italian AIDS patients vs. non-AIDS population: a population-based cohort study using the multiple causes-of-death approach

Excess mortality related to circulatory system diseases and diabetes mellitus among Italian AIDS patients vs. non-AIDS population: a population-based cohort study using the multiple causes-of-death approach

Abstract Background Chronic diseases, chiefly cancers and circulatory system diseases (CSDs), have become the leading non-AIDS-related causes of death among HIV-infected people, as in the general population. After our previous report of an excess mortality for several non-AIDS-defining cancers, we n...

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Main Authors: Barbara Suligoi, Saverio Virdone, Martina Taborelli, Luisa Frova, Enrico Grande, Francesco Grippo, Marilena Pappagallo, Vincenza Regine, Lucia Pugliese, Diego Serraino, Antonella Zucchetto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV/AIDS
Circulatory system diseases
Diabetes mellitus
Multiple causes of death
Standardized mortality ratio
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3336-x

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