Table 3.
Incidence of septicemia among patients with cancer, 1979–200110
| Cancer | Male/female (risk ratio, 95% CI) | African American/white (risk ratio, 95% CI) | Smoking as a risk factor | Vitamin D as a risk factor |
| Lung | 1.17 (1.10–1.23) | 1.28 (1.16–1.40) | Yes | Yes |
| Gastrointestinal | 0.84 (0.73–0.94) | 1.24 (0.90–1.58) | No | Yes |
| Urinary tract | 0.74 (0.58–0.91) | 1.70 (0.97–2.42) | Yes | Yes |
| Leukemia | 0.89 (0.76–1.03) | 2.94 (2.11–3.77) | No | No |
| Lymphoma | 1.13 (0.98–1.27) | 1.28 (0.98–1.58) | No | No |
| Breast | 2.28 (1.10–3.47) | No | Yes | |
| Prostate | 1.25 (0.84–1.65) | No | Yes | |
| Female reproductive tract | 1.68 (1.08–2.28) | -a | Yes |
CI, confidence interval.
a
Cervical cancer, yes; endometrial and ovarian cancer, no.