Table 1.
Primary cause of death among LISA participants as of June 30, 2017
| Primary cause of death | Overall n = 208 n (%) |
Women n = 61 n (%) |
Men n = 147 n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug-use/Overdose | 57 (27.4%) | 20 (32.8%) | 37 (25.2%) |
| HIV-related | 39 (18.8%) | 12 (19.7%) | 27 (18.4%) |
| Non-AIDS-related malignancy | 36 (17.3%) | 7 (11.5%) | 29 (19.7%) |
| Respiratory disease/COPD | 17 (8.2%) | 9 (14.8%) | 8 (5.4%) |
| Unknown cause | 12 (5.8%) | 4 (6.6%) | 8 (5.4%) |
| Liver disease | 10 (4.8%) | 2 (3.3%) | 8 (5.4%) |
| Other | 10 (4.3%) | 2 (3.3%) | 8 (5.4%) |
| Alcohol-use related | 9 (4.3%) | 3 (4.9%) | 6 (4.1%) |
| Heart disease | 8 (3.8%) | 1 (1.6%) | 7 (4.8%) |
| Brain injury/Stroke | 5 (2.4%) | 0 | 5 (3.4%) |
| Injury (intentional and unintentional) | 5 (2.4%) | 1 (1.6%) | 4 (2.7%) |