Table 2 Number of persons with CVD diagnosis before the index date per 1000 persons
From: Cardiovascular disease in women with breast cancer – a nationwide cohort study
BC patients | Cancer-free controls | Difference | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVD | 156.3 | 150.7 | 5.6 | 0.0546 |
Hypertension | 73.4 | 69.6 | 3.8 | 0.0687 |
Ischemic heart disease/ACS | 44.9 | 47.3 | −2.4 | 0.1659 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 36.5 | 36.4 | 0.1 | 0.9409 |
Atrial fibrillation | 30.2 | 26.1 | 4.1 | 0.0019 |
Heart failure | 21.4 | 20.1 | 1.4 | 0.2251 |
Heart valve disease | 9.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.9745 |
Thrombophlebitis/thrombosis | 8.5 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 0.2017 |
Other cardiac arrhythmias | 8.2 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 0.2189 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 6.7 | 7.7 | −1.1 | 0.1272 |
Pulmonary heart disease | 4.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.1907 |