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. 2023 Mar 9;18(3):e0282753. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282753

Table 4. Incidence of morbidities by cGVHD status among patients who survived ≥6 months post-HSCT.

Crude incidence rates per 1000-person years (95% CI) Adjusted incidence rate ratios (95% CI)
Description of Disease/Disorder Non-cGVHD Mild cGVHD Moderate-Severe cGVHD Non-cGVHD vs Moderate-Severe cGVHD Mild cGVHD vs Moderate-Severe cGVHD
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases 215 (191–242) 167 (146–190) 243 (224–264) 0.76 (0.52–1.03) 0.69 (0.53–0.91)
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 63 (51–78) 140 (121–162) 158 (143–175) 0.41 (0.22–0.75) 0.90 (0.47–1.41)
Mental, behavioural, and neurodevelopmental disorders 40 (30–52) 95 (80–113) 112 (99–126) 0.36 (0.14–0.74) 0.74 (0.30–1.64)
Diseases of the nervous system 26 (18–36) 31 (23–42) 60 (51–71) 0.44 (0.27–0.68) 0.50 (0.31–0.76)
Diseases of the eye and adjacent organs 230 (205–258) 341 (311–374) 705 (672–739) 0.32 (0.23–0.42) 0.49 (0.34–0.68)
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process 48 (37–62) 33 (25–45) 61 (51–71) 0.79 (0.40–1.25) 0.48 (0.28–0.74)
Diseases of the circulatory system 67 (54–83) 100 (84–119) 177 (160–194) 0.32 (0.22–0.47) 0.53 (0.36–0.78)
Diseases of the respiratory system 152 (132–175) 167 (146–190) 272 (252–294) 0.49 (0.36–0.63) 0.59 (0.45–0.75)
Diseases of the digestive system 86 (71–103) 117 (100–137) 229 (211–249) 0.39 (0.27–0.52) 0.49 (0.35–0.65)
Diseases of the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue 112 (95–132) 93 (78–111) 148 (133–164) 0.73 (0.58–0.94) 0.60 (0.45–0.77)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 91 (76–109) 140 (121–161) 236 (217–256) 0.39 (0.24–0.55) 0.62 (0.44–0.84)
Diseases of the genitourinary system 196 (173–222) 231 (206–258) 255 (235–276) 0.75 (0.59–0.94) 0.83 (0.63–1.05)
Injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causesa 155 (134–177) 255 (229–284) 1001 (961–1041) 0.17 (0.11–0.23) 0.23 (0.18–0.29)

Morbidities are categorised by International Classification of Diseases code. Incidences within the disease group for the same month are counted separately. Generalised linear Poisson model was used with person-years as offset.

aThis class (S00-T98) also includes GVHD.