Survival with AIDS in Massachusetts, 1979 to 1989

G.R. Seage , S. Oddleifson, Edward Carr, B. Shea, L. Makarewicz-Robert, M. Van Beuzekom and A. De Maria

American Journal of Public Health, 1993, vol. 83, issue 1, 72-78

Abstract: Objectives. The goal of the study was to determine survival time after diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and to identify predictors of survival. Methods. We conducted a population-based prospective survival analysis of all Massachusetts-resident adult AIDS patients diagnosed from January 1, 1979, through December 31, 1988. Results. Median survival was 406 days, with a 5-year survival rate of 3%. Age older than 40 years (P = .001), a diagnosis other than Kaposi's sarcoma (P = .001), and a history of intravenous drug use (P ≤ .01) were associated with shorter survival after confounding was controlled. Survival increased as year of diagnosis became more recent (P

Date: 1993
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