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Table 3 Incidence rate (IR) of cardiovascular disease eventsa (CVDe) among persons living with HIV exposed to abacavir for various durations

From: Risk of cardiovascular events from current, recent, and cumulative exposure to abacavir among persons living with HIV who were receiving antiretroviral therapy in the United States: a cohort study

Duration of exposure to abacavir (months)

Person-years

No. of CVDe

Incidence rate per 1000 people (95% CI)

Never exposed

98,857

561

5.68 (5.22, 6.16)

1–6

4757

51

10.72 (8.15, 14.11)

7–12

3125

31

9.92 (6.98, 14.11)

13–18

2208

25

11.32 (7.65, 16.76)

19–24

1663

18

10.82 (6.82, 17.18)

>25

3860

28

7.25 (5.01, 10.51)

  1. aIncludes acute myocardial infarction and coronary intervention procedures