Susceptibility of Developing Renal and Lung Cancer in Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients: An Evidence in Reaching Consensus

Figure 1

Study conceptual overview. To determine the association between PKD and the risk of malignancy, data were obtained from the NHIRD (year: 2000–2010). It was performed by investigating SIR, uni- and multivariate Cox proportional hazards model. NHIRD: National Health Insurance Research Database, ICD-9 CM: International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, SIR: Standard Incidence Rate, and PKD: Polycystic Kidney Disease.