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Table 2 Crude and adjusted incidence rate of non-hematological cancers according to AS status and age

From: Increased risk of non-hematological cancer in young patients with aortic stenosis: a retrospective cohort study

AS status

Events

(n)

Follow-up (person-years)

Incidence rate

(Per 1000 p-y)

Crude HR (95% CI)

Adjusted HRa (95% CI)

Entire study population (n = 105,897)

Mod or Severe AS (n = 7013)

677

29,800

22.7

1.58 (1.46–1.71)

0.93 (0.86–1.01)

No AS (n = 98,884)

10,028

733,067

13.7

Reference

Reference

Age lowest quartile: 20–49.7 years (n = 26,476)

Mod or Severe AS (n = 183)

12

1330

9.0

2.26 (1.28–3.99)

1.91 (1.08–3.39)

No AS (n = 26,293)

887

223,466

4.0

Reference

Reference

Age second quartile: 49.7–63 years (n = 26,477)

Mod or Severe AS (n = 558)

58

3820

15.2

1.24 (0.95–1.60)

1.15 (0.88–1.49)

No AS (n = 25,919)

2689

218,792

12.3

Reference

Reference

Age third quartile: 63–74.7 years (n = 26,475)

Mod or Severe AS (n = 1610)

176

8345

21.1

1.02 (0.87–1.18)

0.96 (0.82–1.12)

No AS (n = 24,865)

3575

175,370

20.4

Reference

Reference

Age highest quartile: > 74.7 years (n = 26,469)

Mod or Severe AS (n = 4662)

431

16,306

26.4

1.00 (0.91–1.11)

0.99 (0.89–1.10)

No AS (n = 21,807)

2877

115,438

24.9

Reference

Reference

  1. aAdjusted for age (continuous variable), sex, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, smoking, alcohol abuse, obesity, diabetes mellitus, previous history of cancer and aspirin and statin use
  2. CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, p-y patient-year