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. 2011 Nov 28;30(13):1415–1421. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.34.8987

Table 2.

Demographic/Therapeutic Characteristics and Risk of Cardiomyopathy

Characteristic Odds Ratio* 95% CI P
Sex
    Male 1.0
    Female 1.47 0.9 to 2.4 .13
Age at primary cancer diagnosis, per year increase 0.99 0.93 to 1.04 .59
Chest radiation
    No 1.0
    Yes 4.29 1.9 to 9.6 < .001
Cumulative anthracycline exposure, mg/m2 < .001
    0 1.0
    1-100 1.65 0.5 to 5.6
    101-150 3.85 1.1 to 13.9
    151-200 3.69 1.0 to 13.6
    201-250 7.23 2.3 to 22.5
    251-300 23.47 7.4 to 74.2
    ≥ 301 27.59 9.3 to 82.1
*

Odds ratios were obtained using multivariate conditional logistic regression.

P for trend.

Association between anthracycline exposure at 1 to 100 mg/m2 and cardiomyopathy is not statistically significant.