title: [HIV-positive individuals still have shorter life-expectancy than the general population].
abstract: Despite more than 15 years of available highly active anti-retroviral therapy treatment, HIV-positive individuals still have a two-third shorter life-expectancy in comparison with the general population. Six studies of individuals with HIV (n = 235,854) were analysed with 7,898 deaths, of which 90% had a known cause. 42% were still due to AIDS, followed by liver-related deaths (12%), non-AIDS cancer (12%), cardiovascular disease (10%), suicide/overdose/accidents (8%), non-AIDS infection (7%) and other non-AIDS causes (11%). Recognising the causes of death among HIV-positive individuals may aid in reducing mortality.
authors.affiliation: Jagtvej 120, 5-512, 2200 København N. emma.ilett@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Emma Elizabeth
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Ilett
authors.forename: Trine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boysen
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy