A comparison of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and Kaposi's sarcoma incidence rates, Atlanta, 1983-86.
Recent temporal trends in incidence rates for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Kaposi's sarcoma were compared in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. From 1983 through 1986 the age-adjusted incidence rate of Kaposi's sarcoma among White males ages 25-49 increased 11-fold (2.2-24.4/100,000 person years). The annual incidence rate of AIDS increased ten-fold (11.3-113.3/100,000). These findings do not support earlier reports that the proportion of AIDS patients with Kaposi's sarcoma has decreased over time.
Chow
W H
WH
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta.
Liff
J M
JM
Greenberg
R S
RS
Williams
B O
BO
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000453:epidemiology*