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. 2007 Nov 27;4:85. doi: 10.1186/1742-4690-4-85

Table 6.

Mortality rates (MRs) and mortality rate ratios (MRRs) for HTLV-I according to age and sex, irrespective of HIV status

HTLV-I-negative HTLV-I-positive


Age group* MR(deaths/pyo) MR(deaths/pyo) MRR 95%CI§
MEN
35–44 7.0(3/426) 88.2 (1/11.3) 12.5 1.3, 120.3
45–54 29.7(11/371) 0 0/16.0)
55–64 43.6(20/458) 0 (0/26.5)
65–74 78.3(25/319) 396(5/12.6) 5.1 1.9,13.2
75+ 155(20/129) 144(1/6.9) 0.9 0.1,6.9
Total: 46.4(79/1703) 95.4(7/73.4) 1.9 # 0.9,4.0
WOMEN
35–44 5.5 (3/545) 99.9 (2/20.0) 18.2 3.0,109
45–54 13.4(5/372) 0 (0/67.0)
55–64 45.9(28/610) 88.2(9/102) 1.9 0.9,4.1
65–74 64.8(23/355) 54.2(2/36.9) 0.8 0.2,3.6
75+ 82.3 (10/122) 121(2/16.5) 1.5 0.3, 6.7
Total: 34.0(69/2004) 61.9(15/242) 1.6 # 0.9,2.8

*Indicates current age, i.e. individuals can contribute to several age groups.

† MR = mortality rate per 1000 person years of observation.

‡ MRR = Mortality rate ratio, comparing with HTLV-negative.

§CI = confidence interval.

# Adjusted for age in a Poisson regression, see statistical methods