To: Modernman
Gay men get AIDs at a higher rate than the population as a whole. Therefore, the average life expectancy for gay men, as a group, is going to be lower than the general population. However, this does not say much about the life expectancy of gay men who do not get AIDs."Substitute 'smoker' for 'gay men' and 'lung cancer' for 'AIDS'. Would you still have the same concerns about the study?
208 posted on
06/07/2005 2:17:45 PM PDT by
MEGoody
(Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
To: MEGoody
Substitute 'smoker' for 'gay men' and 'lung cancer' for 'AIDS'. Would you still have the same concerns about the study? Does smoking in general lower life expectancy? That is to say, do smokers who do not get lung cancer generally live shorter lives than non-smokers?
213 posted on
06/07/2005 2:33:24 PM PDT by
Modernman
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To: MEGoody
215 posted on
06/07/2005 2:35:32 PM PDT by
TAdams8591
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