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Table 4.

Impact of the ADH2 and ALDH2 polymorphisms in combination with drinking

Drinking ADH2 P‐trend ALDH2 P‐trend
His/His His/Arg Arg/Arg Glu/Glu Glu/Lys Lys/Lys
Never 39/163 16/64 1/9 0.942 16/49 31/133 9/54 0.316
1.00 (Reference) 1.22 (0.63–2.35) 0.50 (0.06–4.11) 1.00 (Reference) 0.75 (0.37–1.53) 0.56 (0.22–1.43)
Ever: moderate drinker 46/192 21/87 7/13 0.227 34/174 38/115 2/3 0.037
1.08 (0.66–1.77) 1.06 (0.58–1.94) 2.46 (0.89–6.73) 0.66 (0.32–1.36) 1.05 (0.50–2.20) 3.14 (0.45–21.65)
Heavy drinker 53/116 38/62 18/9 0.002 58/133 51/54 0/0 0.003
1.98 (1.20–3.30) 1.66 (1.51–4.71) 9.52 (3.89–23.3) 1.41 (0.69–2.89) 3.13 (1.46–6.72) NE
P‐trend 0.005 0.056 0.008 0.058 <0.001 0.44

Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for head and neck cancer stratified by drinking. NE, not estimated because of no case in this category.