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. 2024 Mar 14;22:120. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03305-2

Table 1.

Significant associations of HNSCC PRS with PheWAS in the UK Biobank that were also replicated in the Penn Medicine Biobank

Phenotype description UK Biobanka Penn Medicine Biobankb
(replication cohort)
No. of cases (prevalence, %) OR per SD increase (95% CI) P-value OR per SD increase (95% CI) P-value
HNSCC PRS
 Tobacco use disorder 20,599 (6.7%) 1.06 (1.05–1.08) 3.50 × 10−15 1.04 (1.02–1.07) 1.05 × 10−3
 Alcoholism 9636 (3.1%) 1.06 (1.04–1.09) 6.14 × 10−9 1.11 (1.01–1.22) 2.29 × 10−2
 Alcohol-related disorders 6015 (1.9%) 1.08 (1.05–1.11) 1.09 × 10−8 1.11 (1.02–1.22) 2.22 × 10−2
 Emphysema 2096 (0.7%) 1.11 (1.06–1.16) 5.48 × 10−6 1.10 (1.03–1.16) 2.44 × 10−3
 Chronic airway obstruction 9151 (3.0%) 1.05 (1.03–1.07) 2.64 × 10−5 1.08 (1.04–1.11) 2.16 × 10−5
 Cancer of bronchus; lung 2781 (0.9%) 1.08 (1.04–1.13) 4.68 × 10−5 1.12 (1.05–1.19) 4.44 × 10−4
OPC PRS
 Tobacco use disorder 20,599 (6.7%) 1.06 (1.04–1.07) 2.85 × 10−13 1.04 (1.02–1.07) 1.43 × 10−3
 Cancer of bronchus; lung 2781 (0.9%) 1.09 (1.05–1.13) 1.27 × 10−5 1.07 (1.01–1.14) 2.05 × 10−2
 Chronic airway obstruction 9151 (3.0%) 1.05 (1.02–1.07) 4.32 × 10−5 1.04 (1.01–1.08) 1.20 × 10−2
OC PRS
 Tobacco use disorder 20,599 (6.7%) 1.04 (1.02–1.05) 3.20 × 10−7 1.04 (1.02–1.07) 1.48 × 10−3

Abbreviations: HNSCC, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; OC, oral cavity cancer; OPC, oropharynx; PRS, polygenic risk score; SD, standard deviation; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; PC, principal component

aMultivariable regression analysis was adjusted by age, sex, genotype array, and PC 1 to 10

bMultivariable regression analysis was adjusted by age, sex, ethnicity, and PC 1 to 10