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. 2016 May 19;11(5):e0155602. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155602

Table 3. Risk factors for selected cancer in transplanted recipients.

Head and neck Liver Bladder Kidney1 NHL ALL
HR p-value HR p-value HR p-value HR p-value HR p-value HR p-value
Age at transplant (years) 1.03 0.07 1.05 <0.001 1.06 <0.001 1.04 <0.001 0.97 <0.01 1.04 <0.001
Sex
 Male 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 Female 0.18 0.02 0.53 0.03 2.29 <0.01 3.52 <0.001 0.70 0.40 1.01 0.95
Calendar year of transplantation 1.24 0.06 0.90 0.03 0.94 0.23 0.87 0.02 0.86 0.04 0.95 0.03
Transplanted organ
 Heart 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
 Kidney 0.25 0.07 2.38 0.16 11.90 0.01 0.23 <0.01 1.31 0.15
 Liver 2.13 0.18 7.05 <0.01 1.08 0.95 0.55 0.23 1.52 0.04

HR = hazard ratio.

1The kidney cancers were all contributed from kidney transplantations and the model was adjusted for age at transplant (years), sex and calendar year of transplantation.