Table 2 Underlying causes of mortality among breast cancer patients. Hazards ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals presented (N = 622,204)
From: Disease trajectories and mortality among women diagnosed with breast cancer
Disease | Code | No. | HR (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Breast cancer mortality | C50 | 5405 | – |
Causes other than breast cancer | 3556 | 1.06 (1.02–1.10) | |
Infectious diseases | |||
Overall | 68 | 1.08 (0.84–1.39) | |
Sepsis | A41 | 35 | 1.19 (0.84–1.70) |
Other cancers | |||
Overall | 1314 | 1.14 (1.07–1.21)* | |
Other solid cancers | C00 | 890 | 1.16 (1.08–1.24)* |
Hematological cancers | C81 | 76 | 1.11 (0.87–1.41) |
Cardiovascular diseases | |||
Overall | 1069 | 1.01 (0.94–1.07) | |
Hypertensive disorders | I10 | 27 | 1.00 (0.67–1.51) |
Venous thromboembolism | I26 | 31 | 1.45 (0.99–2.13) |
Cardiac arrhythmia | I49 | 38 | 1.11 (0.79–1.57) |
Heart failure | I50 | 65 | 0.98 (0.76–1.28) |
Stroke | I60 | 180 | 0.94 (0.80–1.09) |
Other non-communicable diseases | |||
Overall | 839 | 0.96 (0.89–1.03) | |