Table 2 Risk factors in childhood: association with subsequent cancer mortality.

From: Obesity during childhood is associated with higher cancer mortality rate during adulthood: the i3C Consortium

 

n (cancer deaths) / N (number of censored)

Hazard ratio*

95% CI*

P

Systolic blood pressure

335 / 18,583

1.02

0.91

1.13

0.79

Diastolic blood pressure

332 / 18,475

0.96

0.86

1.07

0.49

Body mass index

350 / 20,954

1.13

1.03

1.24

0.01

LDL-cholesterol

167 / 11,873

1.01

0.86

1.18

0.93

Total cholesterol

324 / 16,772

1.00

0.89

1.11

0.94

Triglycerides

322/16,629

1.03

0.92

1.15

0.65

Smoking

193/19,510

1.04

0.78

1.39

0.78

Glucose

116 / 7,805

1.22

1.01

1.47

0.04

  1. Values for body mass index, triglycerides, and glucose were log-transformed due to skewness of distribution. Continuous variables were standardized according to age, sex, and cohort. Models were adjusted for age, sex, and cohort. * Per one standard deviation increase.
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