A Myriad of Factors Contribute to Increased Morbidity and Mortality Among Patients with Hemophilia

 

• Factors identified to be independently associated with an increased risk of death (relative risk, P value) included the following:
  • AIDS (33.5, <0.001)
  • HIV infection without AIDS (4.7, <0.001)
  • Liver disease (2.4, <0.001)
  • Medicare/Medicaid insurance (1.4, <0.01)
• Conversely, among approximately 3,000 patients followed over 3 years, the relative mortality rate increased by 70% and the relative hospitalization rate increased by 40% for patients receiving care outside of an HTC.

 

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