Table 2.

Causes of death and selected standardized mortality ratios (SMR)* among 2950 males with hemophilia in six US states, 1993-1995

Cause of death Number (%) of persons (N = 236)SMR 95% CI
AIDS/Infection  124 (52.5)  
Circulatory disease  43 (18.2)  
 Acute myocardial infarction  8 (3.4) 3.0  1.5-5.8  
Respiratory disease  34 (14.4)  
Neoplasm 21 (8.9)  
 Non-HIV- or liver-related cancers  14 (5.9) 2.2  1.3-3.7  
Hemorrhage  20 (8.5)  
 Intracerebral hemorrhage  6 (2.5)  
Liver disease  19 (8.1)  38  24.3-59.7  
Central nervous system disease  17 (7.2) 
Infections other than Pneumocystis or HIV  13 (5.5) 
Renal disease  10 (4.2)  50   26.8-92.8  
Other causes 7 (3.0)  
Trauma  5 (2.1)  
Unknown  3 (1.3) 
Cause of death Number (%) of persons (N = 236)SMR 95% CI
AIDS/Infection  124 (52.5)  
Circulatory disease  43 (18.2)  
 Acute myocardial infarction  8 (3.4) 3.0  1.5-5.8  
Respiratory disease  34 (14.4)  
Neoplasm 21 (8.9)  
 Non-HIV- or liver-related cancers  14 (5.9) 2.2  1.3-3.7  
Hemorrhage  20 (8.5)  
 Intracerebral hemorrhage  6 (2.5)  
Liver disease  19 (8.1)  38  24.3-59.7  
Central nervous system disease  17 (7.2) 
Infections other than Pneumocystis or HIV  13 (5.5) 
Renal disease  10 (4.2)  50   26.8-92.8  
Other causes 7 (3.0)  
Trauma  5 (2.1)  
Unknown  3 (1.3) 
*

The SMR is the ratio of the observed-to-expected number of deaths from this cause. An SMR >1.0 indicates that there were a greater number of deaths in the cohort than would be expected to occur in a cohort of similarly aged men without hemophilia. CI indicates confidence interval.

Persons may have had more than one cause of death listed.

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