Table 1

Distribution of Baseline Characteristics in All Patients With Cancer Matched to Control Patients With CHD, Diagnosed Between 1999 and 2013

CharacteristicAll Cancer Patients
n=12,393
CHD Patients
n=12,393
Sex, No. (%)
 Male7,185 (57.9)8,126 (65.6)
 Female5,208 (42.1)4,267 (34.4)
 Age, mean (SD), y67.5 (10.5)61.3 (11.9)
Smoking status at diagnosis, No. (%)
 Current10,794 (87.1)10,794 (87.1)
 <3-y ex-smoker1,599 (12.9)1,599 (12.9)
Index of multiple deprivation, No. (%)
 1 (least deprived)925 (7.5)934 (7.5)
 21,315 (10.6)1,372 (11.1)
 31,423 (11.5)1,414 (11.4)
 41,758 (14.2)1,690 (13.6)
 5 (most deprived)1,764 (14.2)1,773 (14.3)
 Missing5,208 (42.0)5,210 (42.0)
Frequency of smoking, No. (%)
 Light1,496 (13.9)1,367 (12.7)
 Moderate2,093 (19.4)1,981 (18.4)
 Heavy1,788 (16.6)1,794 (16.6)
 Frequency unknown5,417 (50.2)5,652 (52.4)
Asthma, No. (%)
 No11,271 (91.9)11,456 (92.4)
 Yes1122 (9.1)937 (7.6)
Chronic kidney disease, No. (%)
 No11,481 (92.6)11,767 (94.9)
 Yes912 (7.4)626 (5.1)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, No. (%)
 No9,642 (77.8)11,091 (89.5)
 Yes2751 (22.2)1302 (10.5)
Diabetes, No. (%)
 No11,339 (91.5)11,182 (90.2)
 Yes1054 (8.5)1211 (9.8)
Hypertension, No. (%)
 No9,887 (79.8)9,658 (77.9)
 Yes2506 (20.2)2735 (22.1)
Peripheral arterial disease, No. (%)
 No11,517 (92.9)11,649 (94)
 Yes876 (7.1)744 (6.0)
Stroke, No. (%)
 No11,582 (93.5)11,790 (95.1)
 Yes811 (6.5)603 (4.9)
Psychosis, No. (%)
 No12,289 (99.2)12,306 (99.3)
 Yes104 (0.8)87 (0.7)
  • CHD=coronary heart disease.