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Smoking enhances risk for new external genital warts in men

  • Dorothy J. Wiley
  • , David Elash Off
  • , Emmanuel V. Masongsong
  • , Diane M. Harper
  • , Karen H. Gylys
  • , Michael J. Silverberg
  • , Roberl L. Cook
  • , Lisetle M. Johnson-Hill

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Abstract

Repeat episodes of HPV-related external genital warts reflect recurring or new infections No stud)' before has been sufficiently powered to delineate how tobacco use; prior history of EGWs and HIV infection affect the risk for new EGWs. Behavioral, laboratory and examination data for 2,835 Multicenter AIDS Cohort Stud)' participants examined at 21,519 semi-annual visits were evaluated. Fourteen percent (391/2835) of men reported or were diagnosed with EGWs at 3% (675/21,519) of study visits Multivariate analyses showed smoking, prior episodes of EGWs, HIV infection and CD4+ T-lymphocyte count among the infected, each differentially influenced the risk for new EGWs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1215-1234
Number of pages20
JournalInternational journal of environmental research and public health
Volume6
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Genital warts
  • HIV
  • Human papillomavirus (hpv)
  • Inai who have sex with men (msm)
  • Longitudinal'cohort
  • Smoking/
  • Tobacco

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pollution
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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