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. 2018 Jun 27;8:9748. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-28142-1

Table 2.

Incidences of neoplasms in the control, AA, and AT/AU groups.

Group Event Crude IR Multivariate Cox’s HRa
Cancer
Control 59,339 3.611 1
AA groupb 11,061 3.72798 1.043 (1.022,1.065)
AT/AU groupc 1,349 4.25107 1.07 (1.013,1.129)
Oral cavity
Control 912 0.054924 1
AA group 156 0.05201 0.953 (0.804,1.13)
AT/AU group 17 0.052875 0.873 (0.54,1.411)
Esophagus
Control 440 0.026496 1
AA group 69 0.023002 0.882 (0.684,1.137)
AT/AU group 5 0.015549 0.505 (0.209,1.219)
Stomach
Control 7,878 0.47504 1
AA group 1,317 0.43958 0.939 (0.886,0.996)
AT/AU group 156 0.48584 0.907 (0.774,1.063)
Colorectal
Control 9,986 0.60229 1
AA group 1,653 0.55185 0.929 (0.882,0.979)
AT/AU group 217 0.67619 0.979 (0.856,1.12)
Liver
Control 4,485 0.27026 1
AA group 764 0.25484 0.967 (0.896,1.044)
AT/AU group 74 0.23027 0.761 (0.605,0.958)
Biliary tract
Control 1,094 0.065886 1
AA group 189 0.063012 0.974 (0.834,1.136)
AT/AU group 32 0.099541 1.205 (0.848,1.714)
Pancreas
Control 2,815 0.16957 1
AA group 504 0.16807 1.007 (0.916,1.107)
AT/AU group 60 0.18668 0.936 (0.725,1.209)
Larynx
Control 275 0.01656 1
AA group 46 0.015335 0.942 (0.689,1.287)
AT/AU group 2 0.00622 0.33 (0.082,1.326)
Lung
Control 4,122 0.24837 1
AA group 753 0.25117 1.028 (0.951,1.111)
AT/AU group 95 0.29565 1 (0.816,1.226)
Kidney
Control 1,346 0.08107 1
AA group 232 0.07735 0.949 (0.826,1.091)
AT/AU group 34 0.10576 1.164 (0.828,1.636)
Thyroid
Control 15,554 0.93933
AA group 3,276 1.09588 1.165 (1.122,1.21)
AT/AU group 406 1.26818 1.332 (1.207,1.47)
Breast
Control 8,124 0.99083 1
AA group 1,430 0.96254 0.98 (0.926,1.036)
AT/AU group 184 1.19358 1.122 (0.969,1.298)
Cervix
Control 1,910 0.23247 1
AA group 332 0.22301 0.97 (0.863,1.09)
AT/AU group 40 0.25872 1.065 (0.778,1.457)
Ovary
Control 1,551 0.18874 1
AA group 272 0.18268 0.977 (0.859,1.112)
AT/AU group 35 0.22636 1.107 (0.792,1.548)
Uterus
Control 1,100 0.13383 1
AA group 167 0.11214 0.849 (0.721,0.999)
AT/AU group 29 0.18753 1.262 (0.872,1.825)
Testis
Control 160 0.019082 1
AA group 24 0.015893 0.837 (0.545,1.285)
AT/AU group 4 0.023975 1.24 (0.46,3.344)
Prostate
Control 2,091 0.24953 1
AA group 474 0.31412 1.259 (1.139,1.391)
AT/AU group 61 0.36592 1.243 (0.963,1.604)
Bladder
Control 1,116 0.067212 1
AA group 243 0.081022 1.216 (1.059,1.397)
AT/AU group 26 0.080872 1.024 (0.694,1.512)
Nerve
Control 923 0.055587 1
AA group 181 0.060348 1.087 (0.927,1.275)
AT/AU group 25 0.077766 1.287 (0.865,1.916)
Skin
Control 212 0.012766 1
AA group 42 0.014001 1.094 (0.785,1.524)
AT/AU group 2 0.00622 0.417 (0.103,1.677)
Lymphoma
Control 1,295 0.07799 1
AA group 234 0.07802 1.003 (0.873,1.153)
AT/AU group 37 0.1151 1.361 (0.981,1.887)
Multiple myeloma
Control 351 0.021136 1
AA group 68 0.022669 1.089 (0.84,1.412)
AT/AU group 4 0.01244 0.483 (0.18,1.296)
Leukemia
Control 826 0.049744 1
AA group 150 0.050009 1.006 (0.845,1.197)
AT/AU group 15 0.046652 0.879 (0.528,1.466)

Abbreviation: IR = incidence rate.

aMultivariate Cox’s regression analyses were adjusted for age and gender; diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia status; and income level.

bThe AA group included patients with all types of alopecia areata except alopecia totalis/ alopecia universalis.

cThe AT/AU group included patients with alopecia totalis (ICD-10 L63.0) and alopecia universalis (ICD-10 L63.1).