Impact of Cigarette Smoking and Smoking Cessation on Life Expectancy Among People With HIV: A US-Based Modeling Study
Reddy KP, Parker RA, Losina E, Baggett TP, Paltiel AD, Rigotti NA, Weinstein MC, Freedberg KA, Walensky RP. Impact of Cigarette Smoking and Smoking Cessation on Life Expectancy Among People With HIV: A US-Based Modeling Study. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2016, 214: 1672-1681. PMID: 27815384, PMCID: PMC5144729, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking statusSmoking cessationUS smokersLife expectancyT-cell countsHIV treatment programsAge 40 yearsYears of lifeSex-specific dataAntiretroviral therapyInitial CD4Current smokersFormer smokersHIV diseaseHIV infectionCigarette smokingMortality riskSmokersHIVSmoke cigarettesYounger ageTreatment programCessation ageSmokingCessation