Smoking Enhances Risk for New External Genital Warts in Men

Authors

Dorothy J. Wiley, University of California, Los Angeles
David Elashoff, University of California, Los Angeles
Emmanuel V. Masongsong, University of California, Los Angeles
Diane M. Harper, Dartmouth College

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-20-2009

Publication Title

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Department

Geisel School of Medicine

Abstract

Repeat episodes of HPV-related external genital warts reflect recurring or new infections. No study 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 Study 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.

DOI

10.3390/ijerph6031215

Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation

Wiley, Dorothy J.; Elashoff, David; Masongsong, Emmanuel V.; and Harper, Diane M., "Smoking Enhances Risk for New External Genital Warts in Men" (2009). Dartmouth Scholarship. 1014.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/1014