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Article Date: 14 Apr 2011 - 13:00 PDT email to a friend � printer friendly � opinions �
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A new study from the American Journal of Public Health reports that men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States are at greater risk than heterosexual men to die from HIV-related causes. However, mortality risk from non-HIV related causes, including suicide, was not higher among MSM.
Researchers investigated associations between minority sexual orientation and mortality among U.S. men. They used data from a cohort of 5,574 men aged 17 to 59 years, first interviewed in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, and then tracked for mortality status up to 18 years later. Men were classified into three groups, including: (1) men who have sex with men (2) only female sexual partners, and (3) no sexual partners. Researchers then compared the groups for all-cause mortality, HIV-related mortality, suicide-related mortality, and non-HIV related mortality. They found that MSM experienced greater all-cause mortality compared to heterosexual men. Approximately 13 percent of MSM died from HIV-related causes in contrast to 0.1 percent of men who reported only female partners. Mortality risk from non-HIV related causes, including suicide, was not found to be greater among MSM.
"As we approach the 30th anniversary of the identification of AIDS and its terrible impact on the lives of MSM, we can only celebrate momentarily the gains in the reduction of mortality in this population attributable to the introduction of highly active antiretroviral treatment," said the study's authors.
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American Journal of Public Health
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