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Table 1

Patient characteristics of Hodgkin lymphoma population

	Patients, no.	%
Total	518	100
Age at first treatment, y
14 to 21	172	33.2
22 to 28	170	32.8
29 to 39	176	34.0
Year of first treatment
1966 to 1973	146	28.2
1974 to 1982	134	25.9
1983 to 1995	238	45.9
Initial stage of HL
I	92	17.8
II	273	52.7
III	64	12.4
IV	36	6.9
Unknown	53	10.2
Total treatment*
RT only	187	36.1
CT only	52	10.0
Initial RT plus CT (first year), no further treatment	192	37.1
RT plus CT, including follow-up treatment†	87	16.8
Lifestyle factors
Smoking	139	26.8
Use of oral contraceptives	340	65.6
Overweight	120	23.2

	Patients, no.	%
Total	518	100
Age at first treatment, y
14 to 21	172	33.2
22 to 28	170	32.8
29 to 39	176	34.0
Year of first treatment
1966 to 1973	146	28.2
1974 to 1982	134	25.9
1983 to 1995	238	45.9
Initial stage of HL
I	92	17.8
II	273	52.7
III	64	12.4
IV	36	6.9
Unknown	53	10.2
Total treatment*
RT only	187	36.1
CT only	52	10.0
Initial RT plus CT (first year), no further treatment	192	37.1
RT plus CT, including follow-up treatment†	87	16.8
Lifestyle factors
Smoking	139	26.8
Use of oral contraceptives	340	65.6
Overweight	120	23.2

RT indicates radiotherapy; CT, chemotherapy.

Treatment until end of follow-up in this study; total treatment for HL and all recurrences may be more extensive; 99 patients were treated for recurrent disease.

†

Cumulative exposure switched from CT only to RT plus CT in 12 patients, and from RT only to RT plus CT in 58 patients.

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