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. 2013 Jul;23(7):879–884. doi: 10.1089/thy.2012.0568

Table 2.

Comparison of Incidence Densities of Cancer and Hazard Ratio Between Patients With and Without Graves' Disease by Demographic Characteristics

 
Graves' disease
 
 
 
Without
With
 
 
  Event PY Ratea Event PY Ratea IRRb[CI] Adjusted HRb[CI]
All cancer 457 127,623 3.58 158 32,140 4.92 1.37 (1.26, 1.49)*** 1.35 (1.12, 1.62)**
Sex                
 F 352 99,654 3.53 123 25,172 4.89 1.38 (1.26, 1.52)*** 1 (Reference)
 M 105 27,969 3.75 35 6968 5.02 1.34 (1.12, 1.59)** 0.99 (0.82, 1.19)
Age                
 20–34 30 44,891 0.67 20 11,527 1.74 2.60 (2.24, 3.01)*** 1 (Reference)
 35–49 164 50,044 3.28 67 12,401 5.40 1.65 (1.44, 1.88)*** 4.15 (3.06, 5.64)***
 50–64 159 24,203 6.57 44 6012 7.32 1.11 (0.92, 1.35) 7.39 (5.38, 10.2)***
 ≥65 104 8485 12.26 27 2200 12.27 1.00 (0.76, 1.32) 13.4 (9.43, 19.1)***
Diabetes                
 No 388 120,323 3.22 128 28,860 4.44 1.38 (1.26, 1.50)*** 1 (Reference)
 Yes 69 7300 9.45 30 3280 9.15 0.97 (0.74, 1.26) 1.43(1.12, 1.83)**
Hypertension                
 No 327 111,504 2.93 120 26,363 4.55 1.55 (1.42, 1.700*** 1 (Reference)
 Yes 130 16,119 8.07 38 5777 6.58 0.82 (0.66, 1.01) 0.96 (0.77, 1.19)
Hyperlipidemia                
 No 380 116,783 3.25 131 28,389 4.61 1.42 (1.30, 1.55)*** 1 (Reference)
 Yes 77 10,839 7.10 27 3751 7.20 1.01 (0.79, 1.29) 0.93 (0.73, 1.18)
a

Incidence rate (per 1000 person-years).

b

Multivariable analysis including sex, age, and comorbidities of diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.

*

p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

PY, person-years; IRR, Incidence rate ratio (per 1000 person-years); CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.