Table 2 Number of deaths, by cause of death and HTLV status.
From: Increased mortality associated with HTLV-II infection in blood donors: a prospective cohort study
Cause of death | HTLV-I (n = 138) | HTLV-II (n = 358) | HTLV negative (n = 759) | All Subjects (n = 1255) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Accident/Trauma | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Cancer | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
Cardiac | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Cerebrovascular | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Diabetes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Drug-related | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Hepatic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Infection | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Pulmonary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Unknown | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Total deaths | 8 | 19 | 18 | 45 |
Deaths per group | 5.8% | 5.3% | 2.4% | 3.6% |
Proportion of all deaths | 17.8% | 42.2% | 40.0% | 100% |