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. 2026 May 29;123(11):291–296. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2026.0038

eTable. Frequency of cardiac events between 2017–2021 in 5-year survivors of childhood cancer (diagnoses 1991–2011) and a matched*1 comparison group, stratified by sex and age.

Frequency (N, %)
Survivors (N = 11 863) Comparison group*1(N = 35 589) Prevalence ratio 1 [95% CI]
Cardiomyopathy*2
Sex
Female 98 (1.9%) 14 (0.1%) 21.0 [12.0; 36.8]
Male 131 (2.0%) 32 (0.2%) 12.3 [8.4; 18.1]
Attained age at 1 January 2017 (years)
5 to < 10 32 (4.0%) 3 (0.1%) 32.0 [9.8; 104.2]
10 to < 20 113 (2.5%) 9 (0.1%) 38.1 [19.3; 75.1]
20 to < 30 65 (1.3%) 25 (0.2%) 7.7 [4.9; 12.2]
≥ 30 19 (1.3%) 9 (0.2%) 6.4 [2.9; 14.1]
Total 229 (1.9%) 46 (0.1%) 14.9 [10.9; 20.5]
Valvular heart disease*3
Sex
Female 161 (3.1%) 159 (1.0%) 3.0 [2.5; 3.8]
Male 162 (2.4%) 139 (0.7%) 3.5 [2.8; 4.4]
Attained age at 1 January 2017 (years)
5 to < 10 18 (2.3%) 11 (0.5%) 4.9 [2.3; 10.4]
10 to < 20 120 (2.7%) 122 (0.9%) 3.0 [2.3; 3.8]
20 to < 30 132 (2.6%) 118 (0.8%) 3.3 [2.6; 4.2]
≥ 30 53 (3.6%) 47 (1.1%) 3.4 [2.3; 5.0]
Total 323 (2.7%) 298 (0.8%) 3.3 [2.8; 3.8]
Cardiac arrhythmia*4
Sex
Female 105 (2.0%) 203 (1.3%) 1.6 [1.2; 2.0]
Male 75 (1.1%) 205 (1.0%) 1.1 [0.8; 1.4]
Attained age at 1 January 2017 (years)
5 to < 10 8 (1.0%) 11 (0.5%) 2.2 [0.9; 5.4]
10 to < 20 59 (1.3%) 120 (0.9%) 1.5 [1.1; 2.0]
20 to < 30 86 (1.7%) 186 (1.2%) 1.4 [1.1; 1.8]
≥ 30 27 (1.9%) 91 (2.1%) 0.9 [0.6; 1.4]
Total 180 (1.5%) 408 (1.2%) 1.3 [1.1; 1.6]
Pericardial disease*5
Sex
Female 14 (0.3%) 13 (0.1%) 3.2 [1.5; 6.9]
Male 14 (0.2%) 17 (0.1%) 2.5 [1.2; 5.0]
Attained age at 1 January 2017 (years)
5 to < 10 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0
10 to < 20 6 (0.1%) 8 (0.1%) 2.3 [0.8; 6.6]
20 to < 30 14 (0.3%) 17 (0.1%) 2.4 [1.2; 5.0]
≥ 30 8 (0.6%) 5 (0.1%) 4.8 [1.6; 14.8]
Total 28 (0.2%) 30 (0.1%) 2.8 [1.7; 4.7]
Coronary heart disease*6
Sex
Female 20 (0.4%) 23 (0.2%) 2.6 [1.4; 4.8]
Male 25 (0.4%) 44 (0.2%) 1.7 [1.0; 2.8]
Attained age at 1 January 2017 (years)
5 to < 10 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.0%) 0
10 to < 20 6 (0.1%) 6 (0.0%) 3.0 [1.0; 9.4]
20 to < 30 22 (0.4%) 29 (0.2%) 2.3 [1.3; 3.9]
≥ 30 17 (1.2%) 31 (0.7%) 1.7 [0.9; 3.0]
Total 45 (0.4%) 67 (0.2%) 2.0 [1.4; 2.9]
Cardiac insufficiency*7
Sex
Female 59 (1.1%) 24 (0.2%) 7.4 [4.6; 11.9]
Male 58 (0.9%) 41 (0.2%) 4.2 [2.9; 6.3]
Attained age at 1 January 2017 (years)
5 to < 10 5 (0.6%) 1 (0.0%) 15.0 [1.8; 128.2]
10 to < 20 21 (0.5%) 15 (0.1%) 4.3 [2.2; 8.2]
20 to < 30 62 (1.2%) 32 (0.2%) 5.7 [3.8; 8.8]
≥ 30 29 (2.0%) 17 (0.4%) 5.2 [2.8; 9.4]
Total 117 (1.0%) 65 (0.2%) 5.4 [4.0; 7.3]
*1

Matching criteria: age, sex, region of residence, duration of insurance

*2

International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10): Heart failure/cardiomyopathy (I42); at least one recorded diagnosis in at least two different quarters during the SHI insurance period 2017–2021

*3

International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10): Valvular heart disease (I34-I39); at least one recorded diagnosis in at least two different quarters during the SHI insurance period 2017–2021

*4

International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10): Cardiac arrhythmia (I47-I49); at least one recorded diagnosis in at least two different quarters during the SHI insurance period 2017–2021

*5

International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10): Pericardial disease (I31); at least one recorded diagnosis in at least two different quarters during the SHI insurance period 2017–2021

*6

According to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10): coronary heart disease (I20-I25); at least one recorded diagnosis in at least two different quarters during the SHI insurance period 2017–2021

*7

According to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10): cardiac insufficiency (I50); at least one recorded diagnosis in at least two different quarters during the SHI insurance period 2017–2021

CI, Confidence interval; SHI, statutory health insurance carrier; Survivors, 5-year survivors after childhood cancer