Lifetime Risks Of Death For 50 Year Old Women
Dr. John Collins in The Journal of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (Sept/91) calculated the risk of dying from certain medical conditions and the effect of estrogen use in modifying these risks.
Lifetime Risk: | 31 percent. |
Effect of Estrogen Use: | 0.8 percent. |
Altered Lifetime Risk: | 25 percent. |
Lifetime Risk: | 2.8 percent. |
Effect of Estrogen Use: | 0.8 percent. |
Altered Lifetime Risk: | 2.2 percent. |
Lifetime Risk: | 2.8 percent. |
Effect of Estrogen Use: | 1.1 percent. |
Altered Lifetime Risk: | 3.3 percent. |
Lifetime Risk: | 0.7 percent. |
Effect of Estrogen Use: | 1.05 percent. |
Altered Lifetime Risk: | 0.8 percent. |
Relative Risk Of Selected Conditions For A 50 Year Old White Woman Treated With Long-term Hormone Replacement:
Women with a Uterus:
Women without a Uterus:
Condition | No Treatment | Estrogen Treated |
Heart Disease | 46.2% | 34.4% |
Stroke | 19.8% | 20.4% |
Hip Fracture | 15.3% | 12.8% |
Breast Cancer | 10.2% | 13.0% |
Endometrial Cancer | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Life Expectancy | 82.8 yrs | 83.9 yrs |
Dr. Deborah Grady et al., Annals of Internal Medicine, December 15, 1992.
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