Smoking-related health risks among persons with HIV in the strategies for management of antiretroviral therapy clinical trial

A.R. Lifson, J. Neuhaus, J.R. Arribas, M.D. Van Berg-Wolf, A.M. Labriola and T.R.H. Read

American Journal of Public Health, 2010, vol. 100, issue 10, 1896-1903

Abstract: Objectives. We sought to determine smoklng-related hazard ratios (HRs) and population-attributable risk percentage (PAR%) for serious clinical events and death among HIV-positive persons, whose smoking prevalence is higher than In the generai population. Methods. For 5472 HIV-infected persons enrolled from 33 countries in the Strategies for Management of Antiretroviral Therapy clinical trial, we evaluated the relationship between baseline smoking status and development of AIDSrelated or serious non-AIDS events and overall mortality. Results. Among all participants, 40.5% were current smokers and 24.8% were former smokers. Adjusted HRs were higher for current than for never smokers for overall mortality (2.4; P

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.188664

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