Comparison of clinical conditions identified by International Classification of Diseases-10 (Australian Modification) morbidity codes according to HTLV-1 serostatus among 1451 Indigenous adults admitted 2005–2010^a.

Data derived from 115,919 admissions (HTLV-1 seropositive 39,967; HTLV-1 seronegative, 75,952) among 481 HTLV-1 seropositive and 856 HTLV-1 seronegative Indigenous adults. a Excluding patients with an indeterminate western blot and those who died prior to 2005. b Non-hematological malignancies. c LRTI other than pneumonia. d Bronchiectasis confirmed by chest high resolution computed tomography. e Identified by ICD-10 AM coding. f Probable HAM/TSP. Confirmatory tests not applied to cerebrospinal fluid. no p-value provided due to small numbers recorded. Abbreviations: ATLL, adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma; CCF, congestive cardiac failure; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CLD, chronic liver disease; HAM/TSP, HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis; HD, hemodialysis; LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection; WB, Western blot.