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. 2022 Mar 15;4(1):85–94. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2022.01.100

Table 4.

Adjusted HRs for Cardiovascular Outcomes by Cancer Site and Biological Sex

All-Cause Mortality CV Mortality Acute MI Stroke Heart Failure Pulmonary Embolism
Cancer (reference no cancer)
 Gynecological 5.92 (5.71-6.13) 1.17 (1.02-1.35) 0.87 (0.73-1.04) 1.22 (1.14-1.30) 1.19 (1.10-1.29) 2.26 (2.14-2.38)
 Genitourinary 3.73 (3.65-3.81) 1.20 (1.14-1.27) 0.96 (0.90-1.02) 1.31 (1.27-1.36) 1.29 (1.24-1.33) 2.26 (2.17-2.35)
 Gastrointestinal 13.04 (12.84-13.25) 1.39 (1.31-1.48) 1.00 (0.91-1.09) 1.43 (1.37-1.50) 1.73 (1.66-1.81) 5.37 (5.18-5.56)
 Breast 3.48 (3.38-3.59) 1.14 (1.05-1.23) 0.98 (0.87-1.10) 1.16 (1.10-1.22) 1.26 (1.20-1.33) 2.65 (2.53-2.77)
 Thoracic 31.16 (30.65-31.68) 1.87 (1.71-2.05) 1.60 (1.41-1.82) 2.54 (2.39-2.69) 3.11 (2.94-3.29) 9.20 (8.79-9.64)
 Hematological 7.69 (7.51-7.87) 1.59 (1.48-1.71) 1.23 (1.11-1.37) 1.72 (1.63-1.82) 2.89 (2.76-3.02) 4.73 (4.51-4.96)
 Leukemia 7.01 (6.70-7.32) 1.45 (1.26-1.67) 1.21 (1.01-1.46) 1.57 (1.43-1.73) 2.49 (2.29-2.71) 4.23 (3.87-4.63)
 Lymphoma 7.55 (7.26-7.85) 1.38 (1.21-1.57) 1.05 (0.88-1.26) 1.58 (1.45-1.72) 2.63 (2.44-2.83) 4.79 (4.46-5.15)
 Other 8.50 (8.18-8.84) 1.96 (1.74-2.21) 1.50 (1.26-1.79) 2.07 (1.89-2.26) 3.63 (3.38-3.90) 5.17 (4.76-5.63)
 Melanoma 2.85 (2.71-3.00) 1.02 (0.90-1.16) 0.75 (0.63-0.89) 1.26 (1.16-1.37) 1.00 (0.91-1.11) 1.64 (1.49-1.82)
 Head and neck 9.41 (8.98-9.88) 1.93 (1.64-2.26) 0.91 (0.71-1.16) 1.57 (1.39-1.77) 1.73 (1.53-1.96) 3.55 (3.16-3.98)
 Nervous system 76.52 (73.00-80.21) 3.24 (2.22-4.73) 1.20 (0.68-2.11) 11.20 (9.84-12.74) 2.61 (1.96-3.48) 18.75 (16.77-20.97)
 Other 15.32 (14.82-15.83) 1.43 (1.21-1.68) 0.71 (0.55-0.91) 1.50 (1.35-1.65) 1.56 (1.40-1.74) 3.62 (3.33-3.93)
Women
Cancer (reference no cancer)
 Gynecological 6.38 (6.16-6.62) 1.26 (1.09-1.44) 1.00 (0.84-1.19) 1.25 (1.17-1.33) 1.28 (1.18-1.39) 2.24 (2.12-2.36)
 Genitourinary 7.01 (6.66-7.38) 1.34 (1.13-1.58) 1.41 (1.11-1.78) 1.56 (1.39-1.74) 1.80 (1.62-2.00) 3.44 (3.11-3.80)
 Gastrointestinal 13.31 (13.00-13.62) 1.31 (1.18-1.45) 1.09 (0.92-1.28) 1.49 (1.39-1.60) 1.75 (1.63-1.87) 5.24 (4.97-5.53)
 Breast 3.48 (3.37-3.58) 1.13 (1.04-1.22) 0.95 (0.84-1.06) 1.18 (1.12-1.24) 1.26 (1.20-1.33) 2.73 (2.61-2.86)
 Thoracic 30.54 (29.82-31.28) 1.85 (1.61-2.12) 2.32 (1.94-2.76) 2.67 (2.47-2.90) 3.28 (3.03-3.55) 8.93 (8.39-9.52)
 Hematological 7.32 (7.06-7.60) 1.42 (1.25-1.60) 1.34 (1.11-1.62) 1.75 (1.62-1.90) 2.92 (2.72-3.12) 4.47 (4.15-4.80)
 Melanoma 2.57 (2.36-2.79) 0.87 (0.70-1.08) 0.88 (0.64-1.21) 1.21 (1.07-1.37) 1.05 (0.90-1.22) 1.71 (1.48-1.97)
 Head and neck 9.50 (8.67-10.40) 1.95 (1.43-2.64) 1.15 (0.65-2.02) 1.52 (1.20-1.92) 1.97 (1.57-2.49) 3.59 (2.89-4.45)
 Nervous system 72.89 (67.60-78.59) 3.90 (2.31-6.59) 1.19 (0.39-3.71) 10.23 (8.35-12.54) 2.15 (1.30-3.57) 13.83 (11.41-16.77)
 Other 15.70 (14.99-16.44) 1.21 (0.93-1.57) 0.94 (0.66-1.34) 1.52 (1.33-1.73) 1.58 (1.36-1.84) 3.35 (3.00-3.73)
Men
Cancer (reference no cancer)
 Genitourinary 3.46 (3.38-3.55) 1.22 (1.15-1.28) 0.98 (0.92-1.05) 1.28 (1.24-1.33) 1.25 (1.21-1.30) 2.09 (2.00-2.18)
 Gastrointestinal 12.92 (12.66-13.19) 1.45 (1.34-1.58) 0.98 (0.88-1.09) 1.39 (1.31-1.47) 1.72 (1.63-1.82) 5.43 (5.19-5.69)
 Breast 4.31 (3.26-5.70) 1.53 (0.80-2.94) 0.75 (0.24-2.32) 1.53 (0.91-2.59) 1.42 (0.79-2.56) 2.23 (1.16-4.29)
 Thoracic 32.02 (31.30-32.76) 1.91 (1.68-2.16) 1.23 (1.03-1.48) 2.42 (2.22-2.63) 2.98 (2.74-3.22) 9.63 (9.01-10.30)
 Hematological 7.96 (7.72-8.21) 1.72 (1.56-1.89) 1.22 (1.08-1.38) 1.70 (1.58-1.82) 2.87 (2.70-3.04) 4.91 (4.61-5.23)
 Melanoma 3.10 (2.90-3.31) 1.16 (0.99-1.35) 0.72 (0.59-0.90) 1.31 (1.17-1.45) 1.00 (0.88-1.13) 1.58 (1.38-1.82)
 Head and neck 9.26 (8.75-9.79) 1.90 (1.58-2.30) 0.87 (0.67-1.14) 1.56 (1.36-1.80) 1.64 (1.41-1.90) 3.41 (2.98-3.91)
 Nervous system 77.44 (72.90-82.26) 2.71 (1.58-4.68) 1.14 (0.59-2.18) 11.79 (9.98-13.93) 2.81 (1.99-3.98) 22.66 (19.75-26.01)
 Other 15.38 (14.68-16.12) 1.70 (1.38-2.09) 0.60 (0.42-0.84) 1.50 (1.29-1.74) 1.60 (1.37-1.87) 4.17 (3.67-4.73)

Values are HR (95% CI). Reference group is the no-cancer group in all rows (HR: 1.0). Adjusted for baseline age, biological sex, neighborhood material deprivation quintile, rural or urban, distance to cancer center, and distance to family doctor, plus 31 comorbidities: alcohol misuse, asthma, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, severe chronic kidney disease, chronic pain, chronic pulmonary disease, dyslipidemia, viral hepatitis B, cirrhosis, severe constipation, dementia, depression, diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, gout, hypertension, hypothyroidism, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, myocardial infarction, multiple sclerosis, severe obesity, osteoporosis, Parkinson’s disease, peptic ulcer disease, peripheral artery disease, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, schizophrenia, and stroke or transient ischemic attack.

AMI = acute myocardial infarction; CV = cardiovascular.