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. 2017 Apr 17;109(11):djx056. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djx056

Table 3.

Relative risk of receiving maternal care for problems relating to the fetus, amniotic cavity, and possible delivery problems among female survivors of childhood cancer

Characteristic Maternal care related to:
Malpresentation of fetus* ICD10: O32
Uterine scar from previous surgery*,† ICD10: O34.2
Fetal problems*,‡ ICD10: O36
Premature rupture of membranes* ICD10: O42
Prolonged (post-term) pregnancy*,§,‖ ICD10: O48
No. (%) RR (95% CI) P No. (%) RR (95%CI) P No. (%) RR (95% CI) P No. (%) RR (95% CI) P No. (%) RR (95% CI) P
General population 1058 (4.2) 1.00 (ref.) 1699 (6.8) 1.00 (ref.) 1431 (5.7) 1.00 (ref.) 1913 (7.7) 1.00 (ref.) 1349 (5.4) 1.00 (ref.)
  Female survivors# 41 (4.8) 1.08 (0.78 to 1.62) .42 76 (8.8) 1.23 (0.98 to 1.56) .09 53 (6.2) 1.08 (0.82 to 1.41) .65 54 (6.3) 0.83 (0.63 to 1.09) .15 50 (5.8) 1.12 (0.82 to 1.49) .50
Type of childhood cancer
  Leukemia 47 (5.1) 1.00 (ref.) 86 (9.4) 1.00 (ref.) 67 (7.3) 1.00 (ref.) 81 (8.9) 1.00 (ref.) 66 (7.2) 1.00 (ref.)
  Hodgkin lymphoma 9 (5.9) 1.10 (0.50 to 2.45) .81 11 (7.2) 0.53 (0.23 to 1.20) .13 11 (7.2) 1.00 (0.50 to 2.01) .99 17 (11.1) 1.17 (0.73 to 1.89) .51 7 (4.6) 0.59 (0.26 to 1.36) .24
  Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 4 (3.6) 0.66 (0.25 to 1.76) .41 13 (11.7) 1.06 (0.59 to 1.92) .84 7 (6.3) 0.87 (0.38 to 2.01) .75 10 (9.0) 0.98 (0.51 to 1.88) .94 6 (5.4) 0.74 (0.34 to 1.64) .44
  CNS tumor 19 (5.7) 1.04 (0.60 to 1.78) .89 34 (10.1) 1.10 (0.75 to 1.62) .62 20 (6.0) 0.81 (0.48 to 1.37) .43 24 (7.1) 0.75 (0.49 to 1.15) .19 22 (6.5) 0.84 (0.54 to 1.44) .48
  Neuroblastoma 4 (3.0) 0.62 (0.22 to 1.69) .35 11 (8.1) 0.98 (0.51 to 1.86) .95 15 (11.1) 1.48 (0.84 to 2.61) .18 12 (8.9) 1.04 (0.57 to 1.90) .91 2 (1.5) 0.16 (0.06 to 0.90) .04
  NH-retinoblastoma 4 (2.8) 0.50 (0.18 to 1.35) .17 10 (7.0) 0.80 (0.43 to 1.46) .46 6 (4.2) 0.59 (0.26 to 1.33) .21 10 (7.0) 0.76 (0.41 to 1.43) .40 12 (8.4) 1.13 (0.61 to 2.12) .70
  H-retinoblastoma 4 (6.9) 1.43 (0.54 to 3.81) .47 2 (3.4) 0.36 (0.05 to 2.51) .30 2 (3.4) 0.42 (0.11 to 1.60) .20 3 (5.2) 0.56 (0.19 to 1.64) .29 5 (8.6) 1.23 (0.53 to 2.84) .65
  Wilms tumor 18 (5.6) 1.11 (0.65 to 1.89) .70 29 (9.0) 0.97 (0.63 to 1.50) .89 30 (9.3) 1.35 (0.86 to 2.10) .19 23 (7.1) 0.78 (0.50 to 1.23) .29 11 (3.4) 0.52 (0.28 to 0.94) .02
  Bone tumor 6 (4.1) 0.81 (0.35 to 1.86) .62 12 (8.3) 0.96 (0.54 to 1.69) .89 5 (3.4) 0.49 (0.20 to 1.20) .12 12 (8.3) 0.90 (0.49 to 1.65) .72 8 (5.5) 0.74 (0.34 to 1.64) .45
  Soft-tissue sarcoma 9 (4.9) 0.94 (0.44 to 2.01) .87 17 (9.2) 0.86 (0.51 to 1.45) .57 13 (7.0) 0.95 (0.54 to 1.68) .87 12 (6.5) 0.70 (0.37 to 1.33) .27 15 (8.1) 1.04 (0.60 to 1.94) .88
  Other 13 (4.6) 0.88 (0.46 to 1.66) .69 27 (9.6) 0.92 (0.58 to 1.44) .71 12 (4.3) 0.61 (0.33 to 1.13) .12 18 (6.4) 0.70 (0.42 to 1.16) .16 11 (3.9) 0.48 (0.25 to 0.98) .04
  Pheterogeneity .89 .90 .15 .72 .12
Treated with radiotherapy
  No 41 (4.8) 1.00 (ref.) 76 (8.8) 1.00 (ref.) 53 (6.2) 1.00 (ref.) 54 (6.3) 1.00 (ref.) 50 (5.8) 1.00 (ref.)
  Brain 48 (5.3) 1.12 (0.73 to 1.72) .60 86 (9.5) 1.15 (0.84 to 1.57) .38 70 (7.8) 1.24 (0.86 to 1.79) .25 82 (9.1) 1.49 (1.07 to 2.08) .02 64 (7.1) 1.19 (0.82 to 1.76) .30
  Other (nonbrain/abdominal) 12 (5.2) 1.05 (0.52 to 2.10) .90 16 (6.9) 0.66 (0.36 to 1.18) .16 16 (6.9) 1.13 (0.65 to 1.97) .67 19 (8.2) 1.27 (0.77 to 2.09) .35 14 (6.1) 0.85 (0.46 to 1.75) .77
  Abdominal 17 (5.2) 1.07 (0.62 to 1.85) .82 38 (11.7) 1.31 (0.88 to 1.93) .18 24 (7.4) 1.26 (0.78 to 2.03) .35 21 (6.4) 1.01 (0.61 to 1.68) .96 18 (5.5) 0.94 (0.54 to 1.64) .79
   Abdominal non-Wilms 4 (3.4) 0.66 (0.24 to 1.81) .42 15 (12.6) 1.41 (0.83 to 2.40) .21 6 (5.0) 0.80 (0.32 to 2.04) .65 9 (7.6) 1.18 (0.56 to 2.45) .67 8 (6.7) 1.06 (0.54 to 2.29) .86
   Abdominal Wilms only 13 (6.3) 1.33 (0.72 to 2.43) .36 23 (11.1) 1.26 (0.79 to 2.02) .33 18 (8.7) 1.47 (0.88 to 2.47) .14 12 (5.8) 0.93 (0.51 to 1.70) .83 10 (4.8) 0.84 (0.44 to 1.64) .58
  No radiotherapy Wilms only 5 (5.2) 1.15 (0.46 to 2.91) .76 6 (6.3) 0.82 (0.32 to 2.14) .69 9 (9.4) 1.68 (0.75 to 3.79) .21 8 (8.3) 1.47 (0.69 to 3.15) .32 1 (1.0) 0.19 (0.03 to 1.36) .10
  Pheterogeneity .96 .14 .66 .09 .58
Age at diagnosis, y
  0–4 65 (4.9) 1.00 (ref.) 114 (8.7) 1.00 (ref.) 100 (7.6) 1.00 (ref.) 100 (7.6) 1.00 (ref.) 71 (6.3) 1.00 (ref.)
  5–9 37 (4.7) 0.88 (0.54 to 1.43) .61 69 (8.8) 0.89 (0.62 to 1.27) .51 56 (7.2) 1.07 (0.72 to 1.60) .73 71 (9.1) 1.29 (0.91 to 1.83) .15 48 (7.0) 1.24 (0.78 to 1.97) .36
  10–14 35 (5.1) 0.72 (0.39 to 1.33) .30 69 (10.0) 0.92 (0.62 to 1.37) .67 32 (4.7) 0.78 (0.47 to 1.30) .35 51 (7.4) 0.92 (0.58 to 1.46) .74 41 (7.0) 1.32 (0.77 to 2.27) .32
  Ptrend .30 .63 .46 .99 .29
Decade of diagnosis
  <1980 49 (5.8) 1.00 (ref.) 112 (13.2) 1.00 (ref.) 58 (6.8) 1.00 (ref.) 58 (6.8) 1.00 (ref.) 46 (6.7) 1.00 (ref.)
  1980–1984 39 (4.8) 0.93 (0.56 to 1.55) .78 74 (9.1) 0.72 (0.51 to 1.02) .07 54 (6.7) 1.07 (0.67 to 1.73) .77 65 (8.0) 1.23 (0.82 to 1.84) .32 59 (8.4) 1.34 (0.82 to 2.20) .24
  1985–1991 41 (4.1) 0.87 (0.46 to 1.64) .66 57 (5.8) 0.52 (0.33 to 0.81) <.001 67 (6.8) 1.10 (0.65 to 1.88) .72 91 (9.2) 1.35 (0.85 to 2.16) .21 53 (6.0) 0.97 (0.53 to 1.80) .93
  Ptrend .66 .004 .72 .22 .76
*

Adjusted for maternal age and parity. CNS = central nervous system; H = heritable; ICD = International Classification of Diseases, version 10; NH = nonheritable; RR = relative risk.

Includes maternal care due to scar previous cesarean section.

Includes maternal care for rhesus isoimmunization, maternal care for poor fetal growth, maternal care for excessive fetal growth.

§

Deliveries via elective cesarean section excluded.

Pregnancies that progressed beyond 42 weeks of gestation.

P values were calculated using a two-sided Wald’s test.

#

Relates to all female survivors not treated with any radiotherapy.