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. 2009 Dec 8;339:b4606. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b4606

Table 5.

Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals of reported cardiac conditions by treatment*

Congestive heart failure Myocardial infarction Pericardial disease Valvular abnormalities
Hazard ratio (95% CI) P value Hazard ratio (95% CI) P value Hazard ratio (95% CI) P value Hazard ratio (95% CI) P value
Gender
Male 1.0† 1.0† 1.0† 1.0†
Female 1.4 (1.1 to 1.9) 0.018 0.6 (0.4 to 0.9) 0.014 1.3 (0.9 to 1.8) 0.15 1.6 (1.2 to 2.1) 0.003
Age at diagnosis
0-4 years 3.9 (2.1 to 7.3) <0.001 1.0 (0.4 to 3.0) 0.96 1.8 (0.9 to 3.8) 0.13 2.7 (1.4 to 5.3) 0.004
5-9 years 2.3 (1.3 to 4.0) 0.004 1.9 (0.9 to 4.0) 0.090 1.3 (0.7 to 2.5) 0.44 2.5 (1.5 to 4.3) 0.001
10-14 years 1.2 (0.8 to 1.9) 0.37 0.8 (0.4 to 1.5) 0.49 0.8 (0.5 to 1.3) 0.41 1.5 (1.0 to 2.2) 0.050
15-20 years 1.0† 1.0† 1.0† 1.0†
Treatment era
1970-4 1.0† 1.0† 1.0† 1.0†
1975-9 1.1 (0.7 to 1.7) 0.60 2.1 (1.2 to 3.8) 0.010 1.5 (1.0 to 2.4) 0.078** 1.4 (1.0 to 2.0) 0.090**
1980-6 1.9 (1.2 to 3.0) 0.008 2.2 (1.1 to 4.3) 0.023 1.4 (0.8 to 2.4) 0.25 1.8 (1.2 to 2.9) 0.008
Average cardiac radiation dose§
No cardiac radiation 1.0† 1.0† 1.0† 1.0†
<500 cGy 0.9 (0.6 to 1.4) 0.75 0.7 (0.4 to 1.4) 0.36 0.7 (0.4 to 1.1) 0.11 0.6 (0.4 to 1.0) 0.063
500 to <1500 cGy 1.3 (0.7 to 2.5) 0.43 0.6 (0.1 to 2.5) 0.45 1.9 (0.9 to 3.9) 0.077 1.4 (0.7 to 2.9) 0.40
1500 to <3500 cGy 2.2 (1.4 to 3.5) <0.001 2.4 (1.2 to 4.9) 0.011 2.2 (1.3 to 3.9) 0.005 3.3 (2.1 to 5.1) <0.001
≥3500 cGy 4.5 (2.8 to 7.2) <0.001 3.6 (1.9 to 6.9) <0.001 4.8 (2.8 to 8.3) <0.001 5.5 (3.5 to 8.6) <0.001
Chemotherapy
Anthracycline v none
<250 mg/m2 2.4 (1.5 to 3.9) <0.001 1.3 (0.6 to 2.8) 0.50 1.6 (0.9 to 2.9) 0.13 1.4 (0.8 to 2.3) 0.25
≥250 mg/m2 5.2 (3.6 to 7.4) <0.001 1.1 (0.5 to 2.1) 0.87 1.8 (1.1 to 3.0) 0.020 2.3 (1.6 to 3.3) <0.001
Cisplatin v none 1.7 (0.9 to 2.9) 0.062
Vincristine v none 0.7 (0.4 to 1.1) 0.081
Bleomycin v none 1.6 (0.9 to 2.9) 0.091
Cyclophosphamide v none 1.5 (1.0 to 2.3) 0.049**

*Estimates adjusted for all variables in the table as well as race, household income, education, and tobacco use.

Reference group.

Not included in model.

§Test for trend (P value)-all outcomes (<0.001).

Test for trend (P value)-congestive heart failure (<0.001), myocardial infarction (0.8), pericardial disease (0.03), valvular disease (<0.001).

**Not significant at P=0.05.