Table 2. Standardised incidence ratios (SIR) with 95% confidence intervals of first cancers diagnosed among patients with previous VTE assessed according to age band and time interval after diagnosis of VTE.

	Age at VTE diagnosis
Time since VTE diagnosis	20–39	40–59	60–79	80+	All ages
1–6 months	5.8 (2.7–11)	7.5 (6.4–8.8)	4.2 (3.8–4.5)	3.0 (2.6–3.5)	4.2 (3.9–4.5)
6–12 months	2.3 (0.6–5.8)	2.3 (1.8–3.0)	1.7 (1.5–1.9)	1.5 (1.2–1.9)	1.7 (1.5–1.9)
12–18 months	1.0 (0.1–3.7)	1.5 (1.0–2.1)	1.3 (1.1–1.5)	1.0 (0.8–1.3)	1.2 (1.1–1.4)
18–24 months	2.2 (0.6–5.6)	1.6 (1.1–2.2)	1.1 (0.9–1.3)	1.4 (1.1–1.8)	1.2 (1.1–1.4)
24–30 months	1.5 (0.3–4.5)	1.1 (0.7–1.6)	1.0 (0.8–1.2)	1.1 (0.8–1.4)	1.0 (0.9–1.2)
30–36 months	0.5 (0.0–3.1)	0.8 (0.5–1.3)	1.1 (1.0–1.4)	1.0 (0.7–1.5)	1.1 (0.9–1.3)
36–48 months	1.1 (0.3–2.7)	1.2 (0.9–1.5)	1.1 (1.0–1.3)	1.1 (0.8–1.4)	1.1 (1.0–1.2)
48–60 months	1.6 (0.6–3.5)	1.2 (0.9–1.5)	1.0 (0.9–1.2)	1.0 (0.7–1.3)	1.1 (0.9–1.2)
5–10 years	1.2 (0.7–1.8)	1.1 (1.0–1.3)	1.0 (0.9–1.1)	0.9 (0.8–1.2)	1.0 (1.0–1.1)