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Table 2 Multivariate associations between kidney transplantation and colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence among transplant recipients, overall and by age and sex

From: Correlation between kidney transplantation and colorectal cancer in hemodialysis patients: A nationwide, retrospective, population-based cohort study

Variable

Kidney transplantation cohort

Comparison cohort

HR (95% CI)

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

 

No. CRC

PYs

Rate

No. CRC

PYs

Rate

Overall

135

36,207

372.9

889

382,346

232.5

1.59 (1.33–1.91)

1.34 (1.11–1.62)

Age group

< 50

13

7225

179.9

198

187,138

105.8

1.64 (0.93–2.90)

2.08 (1.16–3.73)

50–59

27

8098

333.4

202

79,980

252.6

1.27 (0.85–1.90)

1.50 (0.99–2.28)

60–69

45

10,991

409.4

244

67,386

362.1

1.12 (0.82–1.54)

1.35 (0.97–1.87)

70

50

9893

505.4

245

52,841

463.7

1.12 (0.82–1.50)

1.23 (0.90–1.67)

Sex

Female

77

21,538

357.5

388

209,120

185.5

1.91 (1.50–2.44)

1.48 (1.15–1.91)

Male

58

14,669

395.4

501

173,226

289.2

1.36 (1.04–1.78)

1.20 (0.90–1.58)

  1. PYs Person-years, HR Hazard ratio, CI Confidence interval
  2. Rate: incidence rate per 100,000 person-years
  3. Hazard ratios were adjusted for age, sex, and comorbidities, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, colorectal polyps, and colorectal adenomas