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Appendix Table C1.5. Patient characteristics—comorbidity

                                        Author       Database      Assessment  Comorbidity  1980-              1985-      1990-       1995-99      2000-04      2005-      Statistical analysis    Notes
                                        Year                       method           groups          84         89         94                                    10
                                        PMID
                                               71
                                        Greene       CaPSURE  Number of             0                                                 17%          15%                     P=0.46
                                        2005                       comorbidities  1-2                                                 52%          56%                     (chi-square
                                        16194711                                    ≥3                                                31%          30%                     comparing 2 periods)
                                                                                                                                      (1997-       (2000-03)
                                                                                                                                      99)
                                                 77
                                        Hamilton   POCS,           Number of        0                                                 78.3%        87.4%                   P<0.01
                                        2011         NCI           comorbidities  ≥1                                                  21.7%        12.7%                   (difference in
                                        20735387                                                                                      (1998)       (2002)                  distribution by yr)
                                        Ordering of the studies follows Appendix Table C1.1.
                                        PMID = PubMed identification number; yr = year.



















































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