Table 4.
Relative risk of hospitalisation by radiation field for the whole cohort (multivariable analyses)
| Characteristics | N. CCS | All hospitalisation (N = 418) N. CCS hospitalised, RR [95 CI] |
Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (N = 197) N. CCS hospitalised, RR [95 CI] |
Nerve, nerve root and plexus disorders (N = 104) N. CCS hospitalised, RR [95 CI] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemotherapy (ref no chemo) | 4141 | 251 | 0.5 [0.4–0.6] *** | 112 | 0.7 [0.5–0.9] * | 66 | 0.7 [0.4–1.1] |
| Radiation field position | |||||||
| Head and Neck | 1086 | 196 | 3.9 [3.3–4.7] *** | 113 | 8.9 [6.1–13.0] *** | 23 | 0.9 [0.6–1.6] |
| Thorax | 915 | 95 | 1.3 [1.0-1.6] * | 41 | 0.7 [0.4–1.1] | 15 | 0.9 [0.5–1.6] |
| Abdomen | 853 | 72 | 0.9 [0.7–1.2] | 29 | 1.4 [0.8–2.3] | 15 | 0.8 [0.4–1.4] |
| Pelvis | 187 | 11 | 0.8 [0.5–1.4] | 6 | 0.3 [0.04–1.9] | 1 | 0.2 [0.03–1.7] |
| Leg and foot | 111 | 9 | 0.9 [0.5–1.8] | 3 | 0.5 [0.1–1.9] | 3 | 0.8 [0.2–2.5] |
| Arm and hand | 14 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Adjusted by sex, age as at 2006, age at diagnosis, calendar time at diagnosis
*** p ≤ .001, ** p ≤ .01,* p ≤ .05