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Table 1 Primary cause of death among LISA participants as of June 30, 2017

From: The opioid crisis is driving mortality among under-served people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada

Primary cause of death

Overall

n = 208

n (%)

Women

n = 61

n (%)

Men

n = 147

n (%)

Drug-use/Overdose

57 (27.4%)

20 (32.8%)

37 (25.2%)

HIV-related

39 (18.8%)

12 (19.7%)

27 (18.4%)

Non-AIDS-related malignancy

36 (17.3%)

7 (11.5%)

29 (19.7%)

Respiratory disease/COPD

17 (8.2%)

9 (14.8%)

8 (5.4%)

Unknown cause

12 (5.8%)

4 (6.6%)

8 (5.4%)

Liver disease

10 (4.8%)

2 (3.3%)

8 (5.4%)

Other

10 (4.3%)

2 (3.3%)

8 (5.4%)

Alcohol-use related

9 (4.3%)

3 (4.9%)

6 (4.1%)

Heart disease

8 (3.8%)

1 (1.6%)

7 (4.8%)

Brain injury/Stroke

5 (2.4%)

0

5 (3.4%)

Injury (intentional and unintentional)

5 (2.4%)

1 (1.6%)

4 (2.7%)