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. 2018 May 29;103(7):2468–2477. doi: 10.1210/jc.2017-02629

Table 3.

Baseline Risk Factors For CVD Subgroup, 1 to 5 Years After Cancer Diagnosis Among Thyroid Cancer Survivors (N = 3822)

Variable CVD Subgroup
Hypertension (n = 1075) Heart Disease (n = 968) Cerebrovascular Disease (n = 125) Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries (n = 479) Diseases of Veins and Lymphatics (n = 531)
Diagnosis ya
 1997–1999 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 2000–2004 1.12b (0.87-1.42) 1.02b (0.80-1.30) 1.57b (0.64-3.87) 1.77b (1.14-2.75) 2.00b (1.35-2.97)
 2005–2009 1.57b (1.25-1.97) 1.17b (0.93-1.47) 2.49b (1.07-5.76) 2.15b (1.42-3.26) 2.28b (1.56-3.34)
 2010–2012 1.33b (1.05-1.68) 1.15b (0.91-1.46) 2.29b (0.97-5.45) 2.59b (1.70-3.96) 1.89b (1.27-2.81)
Age at diagnosis,c y
 <40 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 40–65 2.22b (1.84-2.68) 1.31b (1.10-1.56) 2.92b (1.45-5.87) 1.34b (1.03-1.73) 1.91b (1.49-2.44)
 ≥65 4.29b (3.52-5.24) 2.53b (2.10-3.04) 7.75b (3.85-15.60) 2.72b (2.08-3.55) 2.23b (1.70-2.92)
Sex
 Female Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Male 1.84 (1.61-2.09) 1.43 (1.24-1.65) 2.00 (1.38-2.89) 1.62 (1.33-1.97) 1.37 (1.13-1.66)
BMI at baseline,d kg/m2
 <18 0.91 (0.40-2.04) 1.30 (0.73-2.31) 1.46 (0.20-10.75) 1.25 (0.51-3.06) 1.25 (0.51-3.06)
 18–24.9 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
 25–29.9 1.55 (1.34-1.80) 1.20 (1.03-1.40) 1.27 (0.83-1.94) 1.25 (1.01-1.55) 0.91 (0.73-1.12)
 ≥30 1.97 (1.68-2.30) 1.53 (1.30-1.80) 1.07 (0.66-1.74) 1.33 (1.05-1.69) 1.30 (1.05-1.61)

Data presented as HR (95% CI).

a

Adjusted for age at diagnosis, BMI at baseline, and CCI score.

b

For the models that violated proportional hazards assumptions, we used Cox models with cubic splines.

c

Adjusted for diagnosis y, race, sex, BMI at baseline, and CCI score.

d

Adjusted for diagnosis y, age at diagnosis, race, sex, and CCI score.