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. 2013 Jan 25;133(3):713–720. doi: 10.1002/ijc.28055

Table 5.

Adjusted hazard ratios (95% CI) for association of new musculoskeletal consultation with breast and prostate cancer

Prostate cancer (men only) HR (95% CI)1 Breast cancer (women only) HR (95% CI)1


Group 1 year FU 2–5 years FU 6–10 years FU 1 year FU 2–5 years FU 6–10 years FU
Comparison2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Back 5.42 (3.31, 8.88) 1.12 (0.80, 1.56) 1.43 (1.08, 1.90) 2.36 (1.38, 4.01) 1.12 (0.83, 1.51) 1.03 (0.77, 1.39)
Shoulder 1.12 (0.34, 3.68) 1.47 (0.96, 2.23) 1.54 (1.06, 2.23) 1.53 (0.60, 3.87) 1.16 (0.75, 1.80) 0.63 (0.37, 1.08)
Neck 3.46 (1.58, 7.58) 1.50 (0.96, 2.34) 1.67 (1.12, 2.46) 1.28 (0.46, 3.60) 0.81 (0.48, 1.37) 1.02 (0.66, 1.58)
Hip 6.08 (2.87,12.85) 1.45 (0.81, 2.61) 1.15 (0.61, 2.18) 2.76 (1.24, 6.16) 1.88 (1.22, 2.89) 0.62 (0.30, 1.25)
1

Adjusted for age, BMI, smoking status, drinking status, deprivation and comorbidity.

2

No musculoskeletal consultation in the 2 years prebaseline. FU = follow-up. Bold indicates p<0.05.