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. 2012 Apr 4;12:44. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-44

Table 4.

Crude hazard ratios for different outcome events among recruited women in blind versus non-blind trial arms, EPHT Trial: data presented for the periods from 2001 to 2004 and from 2001 to 2007

Outcome/
Time period
Recruited women Non-recruited women

Blind vs
non-blind HT,
HR (95% CI)
Placebo vs
non-treatment,
HR (95% CI)
Blind vs
non-blind trial,
HR (95% CI)*
Blind vs non-
blind trial,
HR (95% CI)
Coronary heart disease
2001-2004 0.89
(0.66-1.19)
0.75
(0.55-1.02)
0.82
(0.66-1.01)
1.06
(0.89-1.26)
2001-2007 0.77
(0.60-1.00)
0.78
(0.60-1.01)
0.77
(0.64-0.93)
1.01
(0.87-1.18)

Cancer
2001-2004 0.59
(0.29-1.23)
0.47
(0.21-1.04)
0.53
(0.31-0.91)
0.94
(0.66-1.33)
2001-2007 0.77
(0.44-1.33)
1.23
(0.68-2.23)
0.95
(0.64-1.42)
0.90
(0.65-1.24)

Cerebrovascular disease
2001-2004 0.80
(0.48-1.33)
0.34
(0.18-0.67)
0.57
(0.38-0.84)
1.24
(0.92-1.68)
2001-2007 0.80
(0.52-1.24)
0.51
(0.30-0.86)
0.66
(0.47-0.92)
1.15
(0.90-1.46)

Bone fractures
2001-2004 0.69
(0.43-1.10)
0.94
(0.65-1.37)
0.83
(0.62-1.11)
1.10
(0.87-1.38)
2001-2007 0.96
(0.69-1.35)
0.90
(0.67-1.21)
0.93
(0.74-1.16)
1.17
(0.97-1.42)

Total mortality
2001-2004 0.73
(0.18-3.07)
0.27
(0.03-2.32)
0.51
(0.16-1.63)
0.90
(0.52-1.67)
2001-2007 1.22
(0.49-3.08)
0.86
(0.33-2.22)
1.03
(0.53-1.98)
1.02
(0.69-1.52)

All outcomes combined
2001-2004 0.81
(0.65-1.02)
0.75
(0.59-0.93)
0.78
(0.66-0.91)
1.10
(0.97-1.25)
2001-2007 0.83
(0.69-1.02)
0.81
(0.67-0.98)
0.82
(0.72-0.94)
1.08
(0.97-1.21)

*stratified by treatment