| wilyretrovirus 2006-01-23, 12:59 am |
| I submitted a post hours ago that I have yet to see. Maybe it will
magically appear now that I'm posting this.
David says: pre-HAART deaths for AIDS patients is 500% (5 times) compared
to the general population.
Gary says: pre-HAART deaths for AIDS patients is 90+ times (9000%)
compared to the general population.
Which is it? That's quite a discrepancy. 5 times or 90 times? Where are
you guys getting your data?
I look forward to seeing the evidence for your wildly varied claims. Like
I asked Gary earlier, does this include the years BEFORE the '93 change in
definition of AIDS? There's a big difference in what defines an AIDS
patient pre-'93 vs. post-'93.
Even if David's "right", it looks like things are getting worse according
to the study he cited.
Let's do the math. The chart shows that for ALL PATIENTS the mortality
rate compared to the general population is 7.8 times greater. How much is
that in percentages? That would be 780%. Hmm, David says pre-HAART
mortality compared to general population is 500%.
Pre-HAART AIDS deaths=500% compared to general population.
HAART study deaths=780% compared to general population.
David, do you want to stick with 500%? Or do you want to go with Gary's
number, 9000%?
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