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Table 5 Incidence Rates of CHD events by Estimated Cardiac Radiation Dose from Hempelmann’s Thymic Irradiation Cohort

From: Risk of coronary events 55 Years after Thymic irradiation in the Hempelmann cohort

Dose (Gy)

Number of Persons

Person Years at Risk

Mean Dose

Gy

(Std Dev)

Median Dose (Gy)

MI Cases

MI Rate

(per 10,000 p-yrs)

Rate Ratio of CHD

Compared to Non-irradiated

(95%CI)a

Fully Adjusted Rate Ratio of CHD

(95%CI)b

Non-Irradiated

4833

213,024

206

9.67

Ref

Ref

Total Irradiated

2657

126,244

1.45 (1.28)

1.40

144

11.41

1.12 (0.90–1.39)

1.07 (0.86–1.32)

0.01–0.99

1058

45,659

0.55 (0.21)

0.25

22

4.82

0.81 (0.51–1.24)

1.14 (0.70–1.75)

1.00–1.99

923

43,533

1.59 (0.15)

1.56

51

11.72

1.28 (0.93–1.73)

1.26 (0.91–1.70)

2.00–2.99

323

17,735

2.45 (0.10)

2.46

33

18.61

1.17 (0.79–1.66)

0.96 (0.65–1.37)

3.00–20.99

229

12,486

4.28 (0.58)

4.00

29

23.23

1.31 (0.87–1.89)

1.10 (0.47–1.61)

Irradiated but dose unknown

124

6831

9

13.18

0.82 (0.39–1.51)

0.65 (0.31–1.20)

       

Test of trendc

P = 0.07

Test of trendd

P > 0.50

  1. Analysis was performed with the AMFIT module of Epicure on all 7490 subjects in the thymus irradiation group
  2. a Rate ratio is based on dose category model adjusted by attained age and sex
  3. b Fully adjusted rate ratio is based on a dose category model adjusted for attained age and sex, diabetes, dyslipidemia, ever smoked, and hypertension
  4. c Test for trend of rate ratios by dose categories. Excludes subjects in the unknown radiation dose category
  5. d Test for trend of rate ratios by dose categories adjusted for attained age, sex, diabetes, dyslipidemia, ever smoking, hypertension