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Table 3 Crude mortality rates by age and sex among HIV-2 - infected and HIV uninfected individuals.

From: Undetectable plasma viral load predicts normal survival in HIV-2-infected people in a West African village

 

HIV-2 infected

HIV-uninfected

 
 

Number died/total per category (%)

Mortality rate per 100 person-years (95% CI)

Number died/total per category (%)

Mortality rate per 100 person-years (95% CI)

Rate ratio (95% CI)

Age group a, b

     

   <40

15/37 (41)

3.4 (2.0, 5.6)

7/56 (13)

0.8 (0.4, 1.7)

4.2 (1.7, 10.2)

   40-59

23/59 (39)

3.4 (2.3, 5.1)

15/63 (24)

1.6 (1.0, 2.7)

2.1 (1.1, 4.1)

   ≥ 60

28/36 (78)

8.5 (5.9, 12.3)

27/39 (69)

5.8 (4.0, 8.5)

1.5 (0.9, 2.5)

Sex

     

   Male

27/42 (64)

6.1 (4.2, 8.8)

20/43 (46)

3.7 (2.4, 5.8)

1.6 (0.9, 2.9)

   Female

39/91 (43)

3.9 (2.8, 5.3)

29/115 (25)

1.7 (1.2, 2.4)

2.3 (1.4, 3.7)

Calendar time

    

   1991-1998

37/133 (28)

4.3 (3.1, 6.0)

24/158 (15)

1.9 (1.3, 2.8)

2.3 (1.4, 3.8)

   1999-2009

29/84 (35)

4.8 (3.4, 7.0)

25/120 (21)

2.5 (1.7, 3.7)

1.9 (1.1, 3.3)

Overall

66/133 (50)

4.5 (3.6, 5.8)

49/158 (31)

2.2 (1.6, 2.9)

2.1 (1.5, 3.0)

  1. a Age at enrolment
  2. bMissing data for one individual