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. 2022 Nov 22;14(23):5724. doi: 10.3390/cancers14235724

Table 5.

Association between total CAC progression (yes/no) and cardiac exposure.

Exposure Variables Univariate Model Multivariable Model 1 Multivariable Model 2
OR (95% CI) p-Value OR (95% CI) p-Value OR (95% CI) p-Value
Left vs. Right-sided BC 3.36 (0.72–15.78) 0.12 3.22 (0.61–16.80) 0.16 16.55 (0.091–302.26) 0.08
Heart
Mean dose, in Gy 1.32 (0.97–1.80) 0.07 1.29 (0.91–1.84) 0.15 1.74 (0.94–3.21) 0.08
D2, in Gy 1.03 (1.00–1.06) 0.02 1.02 (0.99–1.05) 0.13 1.03 (0.98–1.07) 0.23
V2, in % 1.03 (0.99–1.05) 0.10 1.01 (0.98–1.05) 0.43 1.07 (1.01–1.12) 0.01
V5, in % 1.04 (0.97–1.11) 0.28 1.05 (0.97–1.14) 0.25 1.11 (0.98–1.26) 0.08
Left Ventricle
Mean dose, in Gy 1.20 (1.06–1.37) 0.01 1.15 (1.00–1.32) 0.04 1.29 (1.01–1.65) 0.04
D2, in Gy 1.05 (1.02–1.08) 0.01 1.04 (1.01–1.07) 0.02 1.07 (1.01–1.14) 0.03
V2, in % 1.03 (1.01–1.06) 0.01 1.03 (0.99–1.06) 0.05 1.07 (1.01–1.12) 0.01
V5, in % 1.05 (1.01–1.09) 0.02 1.04 (0.99–1.08) 0.09 1.01 (1.01–1.19) 0.02

Model 1: adjusted on age, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular treatment Model 2: adjusted on baseline CAC status (zero/non-zero) and age.