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. 2013 Dec 16;2013:379252. doi: 10.1155/2013/379252

Table 4.

Incidence of hypertension by cancer type and chemotherapy status.


 Number of
  patients
 evaluated
Incidence of hypertension
Moderate hypertension Severe hypertension Crisis-level hypertension
Number of patients with moderate hypertension Incidence rate per 100 person-years
(95% CI)
Number of patients with severe hypertension Incidence rate per 100 person-years
(95% CI)
Number of patients with crisis hypertension Incidence rate per 100 person-years
(95% CI)
Overall
 Total 25090 7420 (29.6%) 27.26 (18.00–39.59) 3946 (15.7%) 12.36 (6.46–21.42) 1003 (4.0%) 2.79 (0.53–8.45)
 Cancer type
  Breast 9049 2565 (28.3%) 18.38 (10.96–28.91) 1319 (14.6%) 8.11 (3.53–15.91) 325 (3.6%) 1.80 (0.18–6.90)
  Lung 6434 1799 (28.0%) 41.42 (29.78–56.11) 913 (14.2%) 17.95 (10.63–28.38) 234 (3.6%) 4.11 (1.14–10.39)
  Colorectal 4018 1446 (36.0%) 35.60 (24.88–49.38) 830 (20.7%) 16.92 (9.84–27.12) 234 (5.8%) 4.10 (1.14–10.38)
  Head and neck 754 191 (25.3%) 34.82 (24.23–48.46) 102 (13.5%) 16.43 (9.47–26.51) 25 (3.3%) 3.64 (0.91–9.72)
  Gastric 386 95 (24.6%) 38.83 (27.59–53.12) 52 (13.5%) 18.45 (11.02–29.00) 18 (4.7%) 5.57 (1.95–12.47)
  Ovarian 763 270 (35.4%) 37.76 (26.69–51.88) 173 (22.7%) 20.24 (12.40–31.18) 49 (6.4%) 4.79 (1.51–11.37)
  Cervical 313 83 (26.5%) 34.17 (23.69–47.72) 44 (14.1%) 15.73 (8.94–25.65) 9 (2.9%) 2.96 (0.60–8.70)
  Renal 548 184 (33.6%) 46.72 (34.29–62.18) 86 (15.7%) 17.01 (9.91–27.23) 21 (3.8%) 3.68 (0.93–9.78)
  Melanoma 751 133 (17.7%) 16.67 (9.66–26.82) 64 (8.5%) 7.26 (2.98–14.77) 18 (2.4%) 1.92 (0.22–7.10)
  Prostate 1596 537 (33.6%) 38.12 (26.99–52.30) 305 (19.1%) 18.00 (10.67–28.45) 61 (3.8%) 3.06 (0.65–8.86)
  Connective and other soft tissue 478 117 (24.5%) 23.02 (14.60–34.54) 58 (12.1%) 10.29 (4.99–18.76) 9 (1.9%) 1.42 (0.09–6.29)

During chemotherapy
 Total 13167 3647 (27.7%) 90.07 (72.43–110.70) 1901 (14.4%) 40.21 (28.76–54.71) 478 (3.6%) 8.98 (4.10–17.06)
 Cancer type
  Breast 4144 1034 (25.0%) 70.45 (54.97–88.95) 508 (12.3%) 30.04 (20.28–42.88) 112 (2.7%) 5.98 (2.19–13.04)
  Lung 4294 1125 (26.2%) 102.02 (83.19–123.84) 563 (13.1%) 44.27 (32.20–59.37) 142 (3.3%) 10.15 (4.90–18.58)
  Colorectal 2548 908 (35.6%) 104.50 (85.43–126.56) 515 (20.2%) 48.58 (35.89–64.30) 131 (5.1%) 10.48 (5.13–19.01)
  Head and neck 402 93 (23.1%) 131.01 (109.53–155.46) 46 (11.4%) 57.17 (43.32–74.04) 16 (4.0%) 18.39 (10.97–28.93)
  Gastric 190 37 (19.5%) 69.48 (54.11–87.86) 21 (11.1%) 36.80 (25.88–50.77) 10 (5.3%) 16.34 (9.40–26.41)
  Ovarian 588 205 (34.9%) 93.52 (75.53–114.50) 124 (21.1%) 49.42 (36.61–65.26) 37 (6.3%) 12.38 (6.47–21.44)
  Cervical 169 39 (23.1%) 129.39 (108.05–153.70) 21 (12.4%) 63.82 (49.13–81.52) 3 (1.8%) 7.80 (3.32–15.50)
  Renal 172 46 (26.7%) 109.22 (89.70–131.73) 21 (12.2%) 38.41 (27.24–52.63) 11 (6.4%) 19.54 (11.86–30.33)
  Melanoma 100 13 (13.0%) 59.05 (44.95–76.16) 8 (8.0%) 36.54 (25.67–50.47) 3 (3.0%) 12.51 (6.57–21.61)
  Prostate 381 115 (30.2%) 94.43 (76.35–115.51) 62 (16.3%) 42.12 (30.37–56.90) 10 (2.6%) 5.78 (2.07–12.76)
  Connective and other soft tissue 179 32 (17.9%) 63.40 (48.76–81.06) 12 (6.7%) 20.24 (12.40–31.17) 3 (1.7%) 4.78 (1.50–11.36)

During the period with no chemotherapy
 Total 22969 5057 (22.0%) 20.89 (12.92–31.97) 2621 (11.4%) 9.64 (4.55–17.92) 619 (2.7%) 2.09 (0.27–7.36)
 Cancer type
  Breast 8660 1973 (22.8%) 15.09 (8.46–24.85) 985 (11.4%) 6.72 (2.64–14.04) 250 (2.9%) 1.58 (0.13–6.54)
  Lung 5571 971 (17.4%) 28.77 (19.23–41.38) 489 (8.8%) 13.10 (7.00–22.36) 109 (2.0%) 2.70 (0.49–8.31)
  Colorectal 3576 866 (24.2%) 25.20 (16.34–37.14) 478 (13.4%) 12.35 (6.45–21.40) 133 (3.7%) 3.11 (0.67–8.93)
  Head and neck 673 118 (17.5%) 24.45 (15.74–36.25) 64 (9.5%) 12.24 (6.37–21.26) 9 (1.3%) 1.58 (0.13–6.55)
  Gastric 343 69 (20.1%) 33.34 (22.99–46.74) 38 (11.1%) 17.27 (10.11–27.55) 9 (2.6%) 3.54 (0.87–9.58)
  Ovarian 628 158 (25.2%) 29.67 (19.97–42.43) 98 (15.6%) 16.59 (9.59–26.71) 18 (2.9%) 2.73 (0.51–8.36)
  Cervical 275 53 (19.3%) 25.17 (16.31–37.10) 28 (10.2%) 11.66 (5.96–20.53) 6 (2.2%) 2.36 (0.36–7.79)
  Renal 520 153 (29.4%) 43.19 (31.28–58.14) 73 (14.0%) 16.37 (9.42–26.44) 10 (1.9%) 1.98 (0.24–7.20)
  Melanoma 732 124 (16.9%) 16.08 (9.20–26.08) 60 (8.2%) 7.04 (2.84–14.48) 16 (2.2%) 1.77 (0.18–6.86)
  Prostate 1554 475 (30.6%) 36.43 (25.58–50.34) 260 (16.7%) 16.77 (9.73–26.93) 52 (3.3%) 2.90 (0.58–8.62)
  Connective and other soft tissue 437 97 (22.2%) 21.34 (13.27–32.51) 48 (11.0%) 9.59 (4.52–17.86) 7 (1.6%) 1.26 (0.06–6.01)

Moderate hypertension: 150 mm Hg < SBP ≤ 160 mm Hg or 100 mm Hg < DBP ≤ 110 mm Hg. Severe-hypertension: 160 mm Hg < SBP ≤ 180 mm Hg or 110 mm Hg < DBP ≤ 120 mm Hg. Crisis-level hypertension: 180 mm Hg < SBP or 120 mm Hg < DBP.