Table 5

Relative risk of selected severe (grade 3) or life-threatening/disabling (grade 4) chronic health conditions among HCT survivors compared with siblings

Grade 3 or grade 4 conditionSurvivors (N = 1022), percentageSiblings (N = 309), percentageRR (95% CI)*Autologous HCT survivors, percentageRR (95% CI)*Allogeneic HCT survivors without chronic GVHD, percentageRR (95% CI)*Allogeneic HCT survivors with chronic GVHD, percentageRR (95% CI)*
Cardiovascular 6.8 2.6 2.85 (1.37-5.90) 7.2 2.70 (1.25-5.86) 6.1 3.01 (1.33-6.83) 7.2 2.99 (1.33-6.77) 
    Coronary artery disease 1.8 1.6  2.0  1.1  2.0  
    Congestive heart failure 0.5  1.1    
    Stroke 1.4 0.3  0.4  2.7  1.6  
Auditory or visual impairment 2.6 1.0 2.89 (0.88-9.47) 1.8 1.96 (0.51-7.49) 3.4 3.64 (1.02-12.94) 3.3 3.81 (1.07-13.53) 
    Legally blind or loss of an eye 1.5  0.4  2.7  2.0  
    Hearing loss not corrected by aid 1.2 1.0  1.3  0.8  1.3  
Gastrointestinal 2.9 0.7 4.33 (1.03-18.13) 1.8 2.40 (0.51-11.44) 2.7 4.73 (0.95-23.51) 4.9 7.70 (1.73-34.28) 
    Surgery for intestinal obstruction/colostomy 1.4  1.3   2.6  
    Rectal or anal stricture 0.9 0.7  0.7  1.1  1.0  
    Cirrhosis 0.8   1.5  1.3  
Endocrine 2.4 1.0 2.36 (0.73-7.61) 1.5 1.56 (0.42-5.82) 2.7 2.75 (0.67-11.18) 3.3 3.40 (0.94-12.22) 
    Diabetes 1.9 0.7  0.7  2.3  3.3  
Musculoskeletal problems 3.4 0.7 5.08 (1.23-21.10) 2.0 2.53 (0.56-11.55) 2.3 4.67 (0.91-23.97) 6.6 10.87 (2.47-47.95) 
    Joint replacement 3.4 0.7  2.0  2.3  6.6  
Renal 0.5 — 0.4  0.8   
    Dialysis support 0.5  0.4  0.8   
New malignancies 2.5 2.9 0.87 (0.41-1.84) 2.6 0.84 (0.34-2.05) 3.8 1.57 (0.68-3.60) 1.0 0.37 (0.10-1.31) 
Grade 3 or grade 4 conditionSurvivors (N = 1022), percentageSiblings (N = 309), percentageRR (95% CI)*Autologous HCT survivors, percentageRR (95% CI)*Allogeneic HCT survivors without chronic GVHD, percentageRR (95% CI)*Allogeneic HCT survivors with chronic GVHD, percentageRR (95% CI)*
Cardiovascular 6.8 2.6 2.85 (1.37-5.90) 7.2 2.70 (1.25-5.86) 6.1 3.01 (1.33-6.83) 7.2 2.99 (1.33-6.77) 
    Coronary artery disease 1.8 1.6  2.0  1.1  2.0  
    Congestive heart failure 0.5  1.1    
    Stroke 1.4 0.3  0.4  2.7  1.6  
Auditory or visual impairment 2.6 1.0 2.89 (0.88-9.47) 1.8 1.96 (0.51-7.49) 3.4 3.64 (1.02-12.94) 3.3 3.81 (1.07-13.53) 
    Legally blind or loss of an eye 1.5  0.4  2.7  2.0  
    Hearing loss not corrected by aid 1.2 1.0  1.3  0.8  1.3  
Gastrointestinal 2.9 0.7 4.33 (1.03-18.13) 1.8 2.40 (0.51-11.44) 2.7 4.73 (0.95-23.51) 4.9 7.70 (1.73-34.28) 
    Surgery for intestinal obstruction/colostomy 1.4  1.3   2.6  
    Rectal or anal stricture 0.9 0.7  0.7  1.1  1.0  
    Cirrhosis 0.8   1.5  1.3  
Endocrine 2.4 1.0 2.36 (0.73-7.61) 1.5 1.56 (0.42-5.82) 2.7 2.75 (0.67-11.18) 3.3 3.40 (0.94-12.22) 
    Diabetes 1.9 0.7  0.7  2.3  3.3  
Musculoskeletal problems 3.4 0.7 5.08 (1.23-21.10) 2.0 2.53 (0.56-11.55) 2.3 4.67 (0.91-23.97) 6.6 10.87 (2.47-47.95) 
    Joint replacement 3.4 0.7  2.0  2.3  6.6  
Renal 0.5 — 0.4  0.8   
    Dialysis support 0.5  0.4  0.8   
New malignancies 2.5 2.9 0.87 (0.41-1.84) 2.6 0.84 (0.34-2.05) 3.8 1.57 (0.68-3.60) 1.0 0.37 (0.10-1.31) 
*

Adjusted for age at study participation, race, and sex.

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