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National case-control study of Kaposi's sarcoma and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in homosexual men: Part 1. Epidemiologic results.

Ann Intern Med. 1983 Aug;99(2):145-51. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/83281091
Jaffe HW; Choi K; Thomas PA; Haverkos HW; Auerbach DM; Guinan ME; Rogers MF; Spira TJ; Darrow WW; Kramer MA; Friedman SM; Monroe JM; Friedman-Kien AE; Laubenstein LJ; Marmor M; Safai B; Dritz SK; Crispi SJ; Fannin SL; Orkwis JP; Kelter A; Rushing WR; Thacker SB; Curran JW

Abstract: To identify risk factors for the occurrence of Kaposi's sarcoma and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in homosexual men, we conducted a case-control study in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. Fifty patients (cases) (39 with Kaposi's sarcoma, 8 with pneumocystis pneumonia, and 3 with both) and 120 matched homosexual male controls (from sexually transmitted disease clinics and private medical practices) participated in the study. The variable most strongly associated with illness was a larger number of male sex partners per year (median, 61 for patients; 27 and 25 for clinic and private practice controls, respectively). Compared with controls, cases were also more likely to have been exposed to feces during sex, have had syphilis and non-B hepatitis, have been treated for enteric parasites, and have used various illicit substances. Certain aspects of a lifestyle shared by a subgroup of the male homosexual population are associated with an increased risk of Kaposi's sarcoma and pneumocystis pneumonia.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*ETIOLOGY Adolescence Adult Alcohols, Amyl Homosexuality Human Immunity, Cellular Life Style Male Middle Age Nitrates Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii/*ETIOLOGY Sarcoma, Kaposi's/*ETIOLOGY Sex Behavior Street Drugs United States JOURNAL ARTICLE

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