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. 2012 Apr 20;39(3):527–536. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbs065

Table 6.

Risk of Gender-Specific Cancers in Patients Diagnosed With Schizophrenia by Follow-Up Time and Diagnosis Period

Cancer Site O SIR 95% CI O SIR 95% CI O SIR 95% CI O SIR 95% CI
Women
    Follow-up time <1 y 1–4 y 5–9 y ≥10 y
        Breast 82 2.50 1.99–3.10 155 1.28 1.09–1.50 183 1.35 1.16–1.56 622 1.49 1.38–1.61
        Cervix 7 1.63 0.65–3.38 21 1.40 0.86–2.14 20 1.45 0.88–2.24 36 1.26 0.88–1.74
        Endometrium 22 2.77 1.73–4.20 29 1.00 0.67–1.44 35 1.12 0.78–1.56 142 1.39 1.17–1.63
        All 284 2.30 2.04–2.59 465 1.03 0.94–1.13 574 1.16 1.07–1.26 1690 1.17 1.11–1.22
Diagnosis period 1965–1974 1975–1984 1985–1994 1995–2008
        Breast 352 1.55 1.39–1.72 451 1.52 1.39–1.67 169 1.30 1.11–1.52 70 1.33 1.04–1.68
        Cervix 23 1.06 0.67–1.60 37 1.48 1.04–2.04 17 1.57 0.92–2.53 7 1.64 0.65–3.40
        Endometrium 88 1.49 1.19–1.84 93 1.29 1.04–1.58 33 1.17 0.81–1.65 14 1.23 0.67–2.06
        All 1041 1.23 1.16–1.31 1292 1.21 1.14–1.28 483 1.12 1.02–1.22 197 1.16 1.00–1.33
Men
    Follow-up time <1 y 1–4 y 5–9 y ≥10 y
        Prostate 35 1.41 0.98–1.96 43 0.48 0.35–0.65 59 0.60 0.45–0.77 236 0.58 0.50–0.65
        All 216 1.81 1.58–2.07 310 0.72 0.64–0.80 364 0.76 0.68–0.84 1198 0.74 0.69–0.78
    Diagnosis period 1965–1974 1975–1984 1985–1994 1995–2008
        Prostate 146 0.65 0.55–0.77 141 0.53 0.44–0.62 61 0.65 0.50–0.83 25 0.68 0.44–1.01
        All 759 0.77 0.72–0.83 865 0.76 0.71–0.81 346 0.88 0.79–0.98 118 0.81 0.67–0.97

Note: Abbreviations are explained in the first footnote to table 2.