Table 2. Hazard ratio (HR) of liver cancer among US male veterans by cirrhosis status and race.
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All male veterans
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White male veterans
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Black male veterans
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| No liver cancer | Liver cancer | HR a (95% CI) | No liver cancer | Liver cancer | HR a (95% CI) | No liver cancer | Liver cancer | HR a (95% CI) | P -value b | |
| No Cirrhosis | 4 309 168 | 3620 | 1.00 | 3 510 272 | 2 677 | 1.00 | 798 896 | 943 | 1.00 | |
| Cirrhosis | 102 469 | 788 | 8.55 (7.92–9.24) | 86 039 | 662 | 9.53 (8.75–10.38) | 16 430 | 126 | 5.44 (4.52–6.56) | <0.0001 |
| Alcoholic cirrhosis | 91 530 | 678 | 8.20 (7.55–8.91) | 76 730 | 569 | 9.15 (8.36–10.03) | 14 800 | 109 | 5.19 (4.25–6.34) | <0.0001 |
| Viral hepatitis-related cirrhosis | 764 | 15 | 37.59 (22.57–62.61) | 638 | 11 | 40.68 (22.61–73.21) | 126 | 4 | 32.15 (11.69–88.47) | 0.77 |
| Idiopathic cirrhosis | 10 175 | 95 | 10.45 (8.52–12.81) | 8671 | 82 | 11.51 (9.24–14.35) | 1504 | 13 | 6.39 (3.70–11.05) | 0.04 |
Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
a
HRs adjusted for attained age, race (except for in race-specific models), number of hospital visits, obesity, diabetes, COPD, and individuals with prevalent cirrhosis were removed.
b
Interaction between race (white or black) and cirrhosis (yes or no).