Table 6.
Prevalence of Comorbidities in Subjects With and Without a History of Cancer
| History of Cancer (N = 154) |
No History of Cancer (N = 892) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comorbidity | n | % | n | % |
| Coronary artery disease | 27 | 178 | 113 | 123 |
| Irregular heart beat | 25 | 16 | 125 | 14 |
| Valvular heart disease | 6 | 4 | 63 | 7 |
| Heart failure | 19 | 12 | 70 | 8 |
| Hypertension | 80 | 53 | 350 | 39 |
| Anemia | 24 | 16 | 149 | 17 |
| Asthma | 12 | 8 | 101 | 11 |
| Chronic bronchitis | 13 | 9 | 60 | 7 |
| Emphysema | 11 | 7 | 39 | 4 |
| Headache | 32 | 21 | 216 | 24 |
| Cerebral vascular disease | 18 | 12 | 83 | 9 |
| Thyroid disease | 34 | 22 | 158 | 18 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 22 | 14 | 103 | 12 |
| Kidney disease | 12 | 8 | 40 | 5 |
| Peptic ulcer disease | 16 | 14 | 101 | 11 |
| Digestive disease | 24 | 18 | 96 | 11 |
| Osteoarthritis | 88 | 58 | 366 | 41 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 62 | 41 | 592 | 66 |
| Osteoporosis | 44 | 29 | 239 | 27 |
| Skin disorder | 24 | 16 | 125 | 14 |
| Depression | 31 | 20 | 196 | 22 |
| Anxiety | 26 | 23 | 133 | 15 |
Note. The bolded rows represent the only two comorbidities that were significant: osteoarthritis (χ2 = 14.4, p < 0.001; odds ratio [OR] = 1.4, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.10, 1.70) and rheumatoid arthritis (χ2 = 37.3, p < 0.001; OR = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.48, 0.66).