Document 0020
 DOCN  M9480020
 TI    Demographic differences in cumulative incidence rates of
       transfusion-associated acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
 DT    9410
 AU    Selik RM; Ward JW; Buehler JW; Division of HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease
       Control and Prevention,; Atlanta, GA 30333.
 SO    Am J Epidemiol. 1994 Jul 15;140(2):105-12. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94295534
 AB    To describe the demographic patterns of blood transfusion in the United
       States, the authors analyzed the cumulative incidence rate of
       transfusion-associated acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (total
       cases reported from June 1981 through May 1993 per million population)
       by sex, race/ethnicity, age (at transfusion), and geographic area.
       Except for a high rate in infants, the rate increased with age, peaking
       at ages 55-64 years in men and at 65-74 years in women. Overall, the
       rate in males was 1.7 times that in females. By age, the rate in males
       was significantly higher than that in females only at ages 0-4 years and
       45-84 years, when the rate in males was 2-3 times that in females.
       Overall, the rates in blacks and Hispanics were twice the rate in
       non-Hispanic whites. By age, the rates in blacks and Hispanics were
       significantly higher only at ages 0-4 years and 15-54 years, when they
       were 2-5 times those in whites, respectively. By state of residence, the
       incidence of transfusion-associated AIDS was correlated with the rate of
       all other AIDS cases (Spearman correlation coefficient, 0.83; p =
       0.0001). Most of these demographic differences probably reflect
       differences in exposure to blood transfusion and in the incidence of
       conditions requiring transfusions.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/ETHNOLOGY/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/
       TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Adult  Age Factors  Aged  Aged, 80 and over
       Blood Transfusion/*ADVERSE EFFECTS  Child  Child, Preschool  Female
       Human  Incidence  Infant  Male  Middle Age  Racial Stocks  Sex Factors
       United States  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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