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. 2018 Oct 9;119(7):901–907. doi: 10.1038/s41416-018-0248-x

Table 2.

Multivariable analysis for diabetes risk by treatment among TC survivors (case-cohort study with detailed treatment data)

Adjusted for age Adjusted for age and BMI at TC diagnosis (continuously)
n/N HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
Radiotherapya
 No 27/196 1 ref 1 ref
 Yes 134/379 1.66 1.05–2.62 1.54 0.96–2.45
 P-heterogeneity 0.030 0.074
Radiotherapy field a
 No PAO-radiotherapy 27/196 1 ref 1 ref
 PAO-radiotherapy, left(incl. bilateral) 58/172 1.62 0.99–2.68 1.46 0.87–2.46
 PAO-radiotherapy, right b 74/199 1.71 1.05–2.77 1.61 0.98–2.64
 Other infradiaphragmatic fields 2/8 1.26 0.25–6.45 1.16 0.24–5.67
 P -heterogeneity 0.156 0.204
Radiotherapy dosea
 No para-aortic radiotherapy 27/196 1 ref 1 ref
 ≤26 Gray 80/281 1.45 0.91–2.32 1.29 0.79–2.11
 27–32 Gray 35/46 2.39 1.31–4.35 2.26 1.22–4.21
 ≥33 Gray 19/52 1.88c 0.92–3.86 1.94c 0.95–3.97
 P -heterogeneity 0.024 0.028
 P -trend 0.013 0.011
BMI at TC diagnosis
 <30 kg/m2 129/531 1 ref
 ≥30 kg/m2 32/44 2.52 1.31–4.87
 P -heterogeneity P<0.001
Smoking status at TC diagnosis
 No 94/330 1 ref
 Yes 67/245 0.94 0.64-1.37
 P -heterogeneity 0.625

n/N Median number of cases/median number of non-cases in the 20 imputed and pooled data sets

PAO para-aortic radiotherapy, BMI body mass index (kg/m2)

aPrimary and/or follow-up treatment

bDiabetes risk was not significantly different between left and right sided PAO irradiation, P-heterogeneity, adjusted for age: 0.084; P-heterogeneity, adjusted for age and BMI: 0.489

cPara-aortic RT dose 27-32 Gy and >32 Gy versus ≤26 Gy, P-hetero ≤0.016 and P-hetero ≤0.093, respectively (median dose: 26 Gy in category ≤26Gy, 30 Gy in category 27–32 Gy and 40 Gy in category ≥33 Gy)