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. 2018 May 8;110(12):1342–1351. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djy070

Table 6.

Risk factors for hypertension, heart disease, and vascular diseases among endometrial cancer survivors

Potential risk factors Hypertension
Heart disease
Diseases of the arteries
Diseases of the veins/lymphatics
1–5 y >5–10 y 1–5 y >5–10 y 1–5 y >5–10 y 1–5 y >5–10 y
HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
Treatment type*
 Surgery only 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Surgery + radiation 1.10 (0.96 to 1.26) 1.05 (0.89 to 1.24) 1.05 (0.9 to 1.23) 1.05 (0.87 to 1.26) 1.24 (1.00 to 1.53) 0.99 (0.77 to 1.28) 1.24 (1.03 to 1.49) 1.09 (0.86 to 1.39)
 Surgery + chemotherapy 1.28 (0.91 to 1.81) 1.13 (0.6 to 2.13) 2.34 (1.66 to 3.31) 1.24 (0.61 to 2.51) 3.42 (2.24 to 5.21) 1.30 (0.53 to 3.20) 2.08 (1.38 to 3.12) 1.34 (0.6 to 3.03)
 Surgery, radiation, + chemotherapy 1.12 (0.85 to 1.48) 1.12 (0.75 to 1.68) 1.81 (1.36 to 2.41) 1.17 (0.74 to 1.87) 1.92 (1.31 to 2.83) 1.14 (0.62 to 2.1) 2.33 (1.71 to 3.16) 1.01 (0.57 to 1.81)
Stage
 Local 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Regional 1.00 (0.86 to 1.17) 1.06 (0.87 to 1.29) 1.06 (0.89 to 1.26) 1.07 (0.86 to 1.34) 1.25 (0.99 to 1.58) 1.10 (0.81 to 1.48) 1.31 (1.06 to 1.6) 1.15 (0.87 to 1.53)
 Advanced 0.93 (0.63 to 1.35) 0.67 (0.27 to 1.62) 1.85 (1.32 to 2.61) 1.99 (0.97 to 4.05) 2.80 (1.82 to 4.31) 1.15 (0.41 to 3.18) 3.34 (2.32 to 4.81) 1.89 (0.83 to 4.31)
Grade
 I 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 II 0.95 (0.84 to 1.08) 0.95 (0.82 to 1.10) 1.07 (0.87 to 1.22) 1.24 (1.01 to 1.53) 1.24 (1.01 to 1.53) 1.01 (0.80 to 1.27) 1.14 (0.95 to 1.36) 1.15 (0.93 to 1.42)
 III 1.02 (0.86 to 1.20) 0.77 (0.61 to 0.97) 1.50 (1.26 to 1.78) 0.95 (0.74 to 1.22) 1.82 (1.43 to 2.32) 0.93 (0.67 to 1.31) 1.54 (1.24 to 1.92) 0.92 (0.65 to 1.29)
 IV 1.02 (0.69 to 1.51) 0.71 (0.33 to 1.50) 2.22 (1.54 to 3.21) 0.66 (0.27 to 1.61) 3.31 (2.09 to 5.23) 0.53 (0.13 to 2.14) 1.65 (1.02 to 2.67) 0.23 (0.03 to 1.65)
Year of diagnosis
 1997–2000 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 2001–2004 1.28 (1.08 to 1.51) 1.20 (1.01 to 1.43) 1.01 (0.84 to 1.21) 0.98 (0.81 to 1.18) 1.12 (0.86 to 1.47) 1.09 (0.84 to 1.41) 1.00 (0.78 to 1.27) 1.11 (0.86 to 1.43)
 2005–2010 1.17 (1.00 to 1.36) 0.84 (0.71 to 1.00) 0.86 (0.73 to 1.02) 0.73 (0.60 to 0.88) 1.10 (0.86 to 1.4) 0.89 (0.68 to 1.16) 1.30 (1.05 to 1.6) 1.06 (0.82 to 1.36)
 2011–2012 1.12 (0.91 to 1.37) 0.33 (0.05 to 2.35) 0.73 (0.58 to 0.93) 1.08 (0.78 to 1.5) 0.98 (0.73 to 1.33)
Age at diagnosis, y§
 <50 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 50–59 1.69 (1.36 to 2.09) 1.68 (1.33 to 2.12) 1.54 (1.21 to 1.98) 1.45 (1.12 to 1.89) 1.63 (1.15 to 2.30) 1.58 (1.09 to 2.28) 1.44 (1.11 to 1.86) 1.05 (0.79 to 1.4)
 60–69 2.60 (2.11 to 3.21) 2.46 (1.95 to 3.10) 2.31 (1.82 to 2.94) 2.13 (1.65 to 2.76) 2.02 (1.44 to 2.84) 2.35 (1.64 to 3.36) 1.52 (1.17 to 1.97) 1.05 (0.79 to 1.41)
 70–79 3.29 (2.63 to 4.12) 2.88 (2.23 to 3.72) 3.04 (2.36 to 3.91) 2.78 (2.09 to 3.69) 3.21 (2.26 to 4.57) 2.60 (1.75 to 3.86) 1.56 (1.17 to 2.09) 1.09 (0.77 to 1.55)
 80+ 4.17 (3.22 to 5.40) 3.63 (2.63 to 5.02) 5.17 (3.91 to 6.84) 4.88 (3.49 to 6.83) 4.66 (3.15 to 6.89) 2.93 (1.78 to 4.83) 1.47 (1.01 to 2.13) 0.65 (0.36 to 1.19)
Charlson Comorbidity Index
 0 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 1 1.58 (1.37 to 1.83) 1.78 (1.50 to 2.10) 1.74 (1.48 to 2.05) 1.67 (1.38 to 2.02) 1.84 (1.46 to 2.32) 2.2 (1.70 to 2.83) 1.12 (0.91 to 1.38) 1.68 (1.31 to 2.14)
 2+ 3.02 (2.63 to 3.47) 3.15 (2.64 to 3.75) 3.17 (2.72 to 3.71) 3.27 (2.70 to 3.96) 2.96 (2.37 to 3.68) 3.81 (2.92 to 4.96) 1.47 (1.19 to 1.80) 1.90 (1.43 to 2.52)
Baseline BMI, kg/m2
 <18.5 0.94 (0.42 to 2.11) 1.86 (0.82 to 4.21) 0.54 (0.2 to 1.45) 0.85 (0.27 to 2.69) 0.75 (0.18 to 3.04) 2.25 (0.82 to 6.15) 0.49 (0.12 to 1.98) 2.41 (0.97 to 5.98)
 18.5–24.9 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 <25–29.9 1.62 (1.37 to 1.91) 1.37 (1.13 to 1.67) 1.25 (1.04 to 1.49) 1.20 (0.97 to 1.49) 1.17 (0.91 to 1.52) 1.29 (0.98 to 1.70) 1.00 (0.80 to 1.25) 1.27 (0.95 to 1.70)
 >30 1.74 (1.49 to 2.04) 1.64 (1.36 to 1.97) 1.20 (1.01 to 1.42) 1.14 (0.93 to 1.39) 1.31 (1.03 to 1.67) 0.93 (0.71 to 1.22) 1.19 (0.97 to 1.46) 1.28 (0.97 to 1.68)
Smoke
 No 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 1.15 (0.98 to 1.34) 1.14 (0.94 to 1.38) 1.61 (1.36 to 1.90) 1.47 (1.19 to 1.8) 2.14 (1.73 to 2.64) 1.85 (1.44 to 2.39) 1.11 (0.89 to 1.38) 1.09 (0.83 to 1.43)
Family history CVD#
 No 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 0.98 (0.87 to 1.10) 1.13 (0.98 to 1.29) 1.14 (1.00 to 1.30) 1.08 (0.93 to 1.27) 0.88 (0.74 to 1.06) 0.96 (0.78 to 1.19) 1.04 (0.88 to 1.21) 1.01 (0.83 to 1.23)
Baseline hypercholesterolemia**
 No 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Yes 1.88 (1.67 to 2.12) 1.98 (1.71 to 2.29) 1.22 (1.06 to 1.39) 1.31 (1.11 to 1.54) 1.14 (0.95 to 1.38) 1.31(1.11 to 1.54) 1.24 (1.04 to 1.46) 1.30 (1.05 to 1.60)
*

Models adjusted for CCI, BMI, race, smoking, year of diagnosis, and age at diagnosis. BMI = body mass index; CCI = Charlson comorbidity index; CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio.

Models adjusted for CCI, BMI, race, smoking, histology, year of diagnosis, and age at diagnosis.

Models adjusted for CCI, BMI, race, smoking, endometrial cancer type.

§

Models adjusted for CCI, BMI, race, smoking, stage, histology diagnosis year.

Models adjusted for age at diagnosis, diagnosis year, race, smoking.

Models adjusted for CCI, age at diagnosis, race.

#

Models adjusted for CCI, BMI, race, smoking, endometrial cancer type, year of diagnosis, and age at diagnosis.

**

Models adjusted for CCI, BMI, race, smoking, age at diagnosis.