Table 4. Demographic characteristics, risk factors and overall cancer prevalence in different clusters of DMT.
SEM: Standard error of the mean. IM: immunomodulatory disease modifying treatments; IS: Immunosuppressant disease modifying treatments.
| IM only (n = 465) |
IS only (n = 114) |
IM and IS (n = 229) |
None (n = 264) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age: mean ± SEM | 47.1 ± 0.5 | 56.5 ± 1.2 | 49.0 ± 0.8 | 55.6 ± 0.8 | <0.001 |
| Female gender: % (n) | 78.7 (366) | 75.4 (86) | 80.8 (185) | 79.6 (210) | 0.71 |
| History of tobacco smoking: % (n) | 53.6 (249) | 38.6 (44) | 52.8 (121) | 46.6 (123) | 0.02 |
| History of alcohol consumption: % (n) | 10.3 (48) | 7.9 (9) | 7.9 (18) | 14.39 (38) | 0.08 |
| Overall cancer prevalence: % (n) | 5.59 (26) | 6.14 (7) | 3.93 (9) | 7.20 (19) | 0.48 |