Kaposi Sarcoma Rates Among Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States: 2008-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies have suggested that Kaposi sarcoma (KS) rates might be increasing in some racial/ethnic groups, age groups, and US regions. We estimated recent US trends in KS incidence among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; PLWH).

Methods

Incident KS patients aged 20-59 years were obtained from 36 cancer registries and assumed to be living with HIV. The number of PLWH was obtained from national HIV surveillance data from 2008 to 2016. Age-standardized KS rates and annual percent changes (APCs) in rates were estimated by age, sex, race/ethnicity, state, and region.

Results

Between 2008 and 2016, the age-adjusted KS rate among PLWH was 116/100 000. Rates were higher among males, in younger age groups, and among white PLWH. Washington, Mai

SUBMITTER: Luo Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8492218 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature