Table 1

 Standardised incidence ratio (SIR) of lung cancer in the HIV infected population according to sex and HIV transmission group

AuthorCohort (n)HIV transmission group (%)Pre-HAARTHAART era
SIR95% CISIR95% CI
SIR, standardised incidence ratio; HAART, highly active antiretroviral treatment; IVDU, intravenous drug user.
Parker24261816.54.9 to 8.9
Grulich836163.81.4 to 8.3
Frish23302834All4.54.2 to 4.8
Men844.34 to 4.6
Women167.15.9 to 8.6
Homosexual473.73.3 to 4.1
IVDU356.86.1 to 7.6
Heterosexual114.23.3 to 4.1
Unknown7
Dal Maso2660421All2.41.5 to 3.7
Men782.21.3 to 3.4
Women228.71.6 to 25.9
IVDU629.44.6 to 16.8
Others381.40.7 to 2.5
Herida2157428Men751.130.71 to 1.722.121.67 to 2.65
Women251.080.01 to 5.986.593.4 to 11.5
Homosexual570.920.42 to 1.751.781.22 to 2.49
IVDU163.161.15 to 6.874.702.83 to 7.34
Heterosexual220.990.27 to 2.531.921.14 to 3.03
Unknown5