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