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. 2019 Oct 2;9:14231. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-50522-4

Table 2.

Incidences and hazard ratios for risks of PE, PAOD, and DVT in recipients of various ADT treatment for prostate cancer.

Event no Person-years Rate (per 1000 person-years) Adjusted HR (95% CI)a
Outcome: DVT
Control 37 22811 1.62 Ref.
ADT overall 92 32021 2.87 2.11 (1.33–3.36)**
   Surgical castration 2 1219 1.64 0.96 (0.23–4.02)
   Anti-androgen 51 18209 2.80 2.17 (1.30–3.62)**
   Chemical castration 39 12592 3.10 2.27 (1.32–3.89)**
     GnRH agonist alone 4 2504 1.60 1.30 (0.45–3.77)
     CAB 35 10089 3.47 2.53 (1.45–4.42)**
   Total castration 41 13811 2.97 2.06 (1.23–3.46)**
Duration of chemical castration
     ≤180 days 5 1152 4.34 2.78 (1.00–7.72)*
     181–720 days 17 5882 2.89 2.16 (1.12–4.17)*
     >720 days 17 5558 3.06 2.29 (1.17–4.50)*
     ≤720 days 22 7034 3.13 2.28 (1.24–4.19)**
     >720 17 5558 3.06 2.31 (1.17–4.53)*
Outcome: PE
Control 12 22896 0.52 Ref.
ADT overall 32 32158 1.00 2.10 (0.94–4.72)
   Surgical castration 0 1230 0.00 NA
   Anti-androgen 18 18295 0.98 2.25 (0.91–5.60)
     Chemical castration 14 12634 1.11 2.51 (0.97–6.46)
       GnRH agonist alone 0 2515 0.00 NA
      CAB 14 10119 1.38 3.11 (1.19–8.16)*
   Total castration 14 13863 1.01 2.07 (0.85–5.05)
Duration of chemical castration
   ≤180 days 1 1155 0.87 2.59 (0.30–22.2)
   181–720 days 7 5902 1.19 3.27 (1.09–9.76)*
   >720 days 6 5576 1.08 1.95 (0.61–6.22)
   ≤720 days 8 7058 1.13 3.16 (1.10–9.07)*
   >720 6 5576 1.08 1.95 (0.61–6.19)
Outcome: PAOD
Control 16 22887 0.70 Ref.
ADT overall 33 32103 1.03 1.01 (0.53–1.92)
   Surgical castration 0 1230 0.00 NA
   Anti-androgen 22 18267 1.20 1.17 (0.59–2.34)
   Chemical castration 11 12606 0.87 0.84 (0.38–1.89)
      GnRH agonist alone 0 2515 0.00 NA
      CAB 11 10092 1.09 1.01 (0.45–2.30)
      Total castration 11 13836 0.80 0.78 (0.35–1.75)
Duration of chemical castration
   ≤180 days 1 1154 0.87 1.26 (0.15–10.3)
   181–720 days 4 5894 0.68 0.71 (0.23–2.21)
   >720 days 6 5558 1.08 0.91 (0.34–2.48)
   ≤720 days 5 7049 0.71 0.78 (0.27–2.21)
   >720 6 5558 1.08 0.92 (0.34–2.49)

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.

aAdjusted for all variables listed in Table 1.