Table 2.
The association of vitamin D and calcium supplementation with survival from selected cancers in women
| Deaths | Cases | Person- | Basic model | Adjusted model | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | HR | 95 % CI | HR | 95 % CI | |||
| Breast cancer | |||||||
| 3+ prescriptions | 228 | 842 | 2408.5 | 1.01 | 0.79 to 1.29 | 1.02 | 0.79 to 1.32 |
| 1–2 prescriptions | 86 | 318 | 974.9 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Any | 314 | 1160 | 3383.3 | 0.80 | 0.71 to 0.90 | 0.78 | 0.70 to 0.88 |
| None | 1789 | 9952 | 38168.7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Colorectal cancer | |||||||
| 3+ prescriptions | 191 | 426 | 929.7 | 0.82 | 0.61 to 1.10 | 0.81 | 0.59 to 1.11 |
| 1–2 prescriptions | 61 | 130 | 282.1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Any | 252 | 556 | 1203.8 | 0.91 | 0.79 to 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.78 to 1.04 |
| None | 1474 | 3566 | 10090.6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lung cancer | |||||||
| 3+ prescriptions | 323 | 418 | 384.0 | 0.91 | 0.73 to 1.12 | 0.86 | 0.70 to 1.07 |
| 1–2 prescriptions | 120 | 141 | 134.1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Any | 443 | 559 | 518.1 | 1.05 | 0.96 to 1.16 | 1.06 | 0.96 to 1.17 |
| None | 2313 | 2793 | 2954.1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gynaecologic cancer | |||||||
| 3+ prescriptions | 98 | 220 | 538.1 | 0.74 | 0.49 to 1.10 | 0.84 | 0.59 to 1.30 |
| 1–2 prescriptions | 36 | 72 | 152.7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Any | 134 | 292 | 690.9 | 0.87 | 0.72 to 1.05 | 0.89 | 0.73 to 1.07 |
| None | 1017 | 2687 | 8033.1 | 1 | 1 | ||
The basic model is adjusted for age and period; the adjusted model is further adjusted for smoking, alcohol, BMI and area-level deprivation