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Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2021 Feb 8;127(9):1448–1458. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33392

Table 3.

Associations between baseline LAN and incidence of all thyroid cancer according to cancer stage in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study (1996–2011).

LAN in 1996 p-trend Per quintile increase
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
OVERALL
Localized
 No. of cases 91 101 113 105 123
 Model 2 Ref 1.17 (0.88, 1.56) 1.33 (1.00, 1.78) 1.29 (0.95, 1.74) 1.58 (1.12, 2.22) 0.01 1.10 (1.02, 1.19)
 Model 3 Ref 1.18 (0.88, 1.57) 1.34 (1.00, 1.79) 1.30 (0.96, 1.77) 1.58 (1.13, 2.23) 0.01 1.11 (1.02, 1.19)
Regional/Distant
 No. of cases 29 33 39 54 49
 Model 2 Ref 1.14 (0.69, 1.90) 1.31 (0.79, 2.15) 1.82 (1.12, 2.96) 1.77 (1.02, 3.06) 0.01 1.18 (1.04, 1.33)
 Model 3 Ref 1.15 (0.69, 1.90) 1.31 (0.79, 2.16) 1.83 (1.12, 2.98) 1.78 (1.03, 3.09) 0.01 1.18 (1.05, 1.34)
WOMEN
Localized
 No. of cases 52 60 65 57 91
 Model 2 Ref 1.24 (0.85, 1.81) 1.37 (0.94, 2.01) 1.20 (0.80, 1.80) 1.95 (1.27, 2.99) 0.01 1.14 (1.03, 1.25)
 Model 3 Ref 1.25 (0.86, 1.83) 1.39 (0.95, 2.04) 1.22 (0.81, 1.82) 1.98 (1.29, 3.04) 0.01 1.14 (1.03, 1.26)
Regional/Distant
 No. of cases 12 11 12 28 23
 Model 2 Ref 0.94 (0.41, 2.14) 0.96 (0.42, 2.20) 2.06 (0.99, 4.26) 1.39 (0.61, 3.17) 0.10 1.17 (0.97, 1.41)
 Model 3 Ref 0.94 (0.41, 2.15) 0.96 (0.42, 2.19) 2.05 (0.99, 4.25) 1.39 (0.61, 3.19) 0.09 1.17 (0.97, 1.41)
MEN
Localized
 No. of cases 39 41 48 48 32
 Model 2 Ref 1.07 (0.69, 1.68) 1.27 (0.81, 1.99) 1.40 (0.88, 2.24) 1.05 (0.58, 1.89) 0.38 1.06 (0.93, 1.20)
 Model 3 Ref 1.07 (0.69, 1.68) 1.27 (0.81, 2.00) 1.40 (0.88, 2.24) 1.05 (0.58, 1.90) 0.38 1.06 (0.93, 1.20)
Regional/Distant
 No. of cases 17 22 27 26 26
 Model 2 Ref 1.37 (0.72, 2.62) 1.74 (0.91, 3.31) 1.88 (0.96, 3.69) 2.63 (1.24, 5.58) 0.01 1.25 (1.05, 1.47)
 Model 3 Ref 1.36 (0.71, 2.61) 1.74 (0.91, 3.32) 1.88 (0.96, 3.70) 2.64 (1.24, 5.61) 0.01 1.25 (1.05, 1.48)

Model 2 (main): Adjusted for variables in Model 1 and race, education, marital status, state of residence and median home value, poverty rate and population density at census tract level.

Model 3: Adjusted for variables in Model 2 and smoking status, physical activity, alcohol consumption, diabetes, BMI, and sleep duration.