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Table 5 Hazard ratio (HRs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) for fractures in the tamoxifen users compared with non-users using the time-dependent model stratified by comorbidity

From: Tamoxifen use reduces the risk of osteoporotic fractures in women with breast cancer in Asia: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Comorbidity

Tamoxifen user vs. non-user HR (95 % CI)

p-value

Interaction p

Hypertension

  

0.18

No

0.67 (0.53-0.85)

0.001

 

Yes

0.55 (0.46-0.66)

<0.0001

 

Hyperlipidemia

  

0.97

No

0.60 (0.50-0.72)

<0.0001

 

Yes

0.58 (0.45-0.74)

<0.0001

 

Diabetes

  

0.56

No

0.62 (0.52-0.74)

<0.0001

 

Yes

0.54 (0.41-0.71)

<0.0001

 

PAD

  

0.58

No

0.59 (0.50-0.68)

<0.0001

 

Yes

0.73 (0.37-1.46)

0.38

 

Stroke

  

0.32

No

0.59 (0.50-0.69)

<0.0001

 

Yes

0.68 (0.41-1.13)

0.14

 

Osteoporosis

  

0.33

No

0.61 (0.51-0.73)

<0.0001

 

Yes

0.54 (0.40-0.72)

<0.0001

 
  1. PAD, peripheral artery disease
  2. Manually adjusted for monthly income, comorbidity and aromatase inhibitor use before the end point