TABLE 4. Comparisons of the mortality experiences* of women who received breast implants for cosmetic purposes with those of other plastic surgery patients, Ontario and Quebec, Canada, 1974–1997
Cause of death
|
ICD-9 codes
|
No. of deaths
|
RR
|
95% CI
|
Breast implant patients (345,116 PYs)
|
Other plastic surgery patients (225,032 PYs)
|
|
| All causes |
|
480 |
383 |
1.02 |
0.89, 1.17 |
| Infectious diseases |
1–139 |
8 |
4 |
1.46 |
0.43, 4.91 |
| Endocrine diseases |
240–279 |
4 |
5 |
0.72 |
0.19, 2.73 |
| Mental disorders |
290–319 |
4 |
4 |
1.09 |
0.27, 4.44 |
| Nervous system diseases |
320–389 |
5 |
4 |
1.14 |
0.30, 4.37 |
| Circulatory diseases |
390–459 |
75 |
76 |
0.97 |
0.70, 1.34 |
| Coronary heart |
410–414, 429.2 |
35 |
35 |
1.08 |
0.67, 1.74 |
| Cerebrovascular |
430–438 |
29 |
20 |
1.21 |
0.68, 2.17 |
| Respiratory diseases |
460–519 |
16 |
15 |
1.14 |
0.56, 2.34 |
| Digestive diseases |
520–579 |
12 |
7 |
1.18 |
0.46, 3.04 |
| Cancer |
140–208 (excluding 173) |
229 |
194 |
0.96 |
0.79, 1.16 |
| Breast |
174 |
37 |
40 |
0.76 |
0.48, 1.19 |
| Brain |
191 |
6 |
10 |
0.42 |
0.15, 1.15 |
| Genital |
179–184 |
24 |
16 |
1.10 |
0.58, 2.10 |
| Colorectal |
153–154 |
25 |
14 |
1.42 |
0.73, 2.77 |
| Bronchus and lung |
162.2–5, .8, .9 |
70 |
60 |
0.94 |
0.66, 1.34 |
| Injuries |
800–999 |
113 |
63 |
1.18 |
0.86, 1.61 |
| Suicide |
950–959 |
58 |
33 |
1.10 |
0.72, 1.69 |
| Other |
800–949, 960–999 |
55 |
30 |
1.26 |
0.81, 1.98 |
Other deaths
|
Those not included above
|
14
|
11
|
1.10
|
0.49, 2.46
|
|
* Person-years of follow-up (PYs) and deaths were accrued beginning 1 year after surgery.
ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision; CI, confidence interval.
The relative risk (RR) was adjusted for age and province of residence; the referent group consisted of other plastic surgery patients.
