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. 2007 Jun 19;78(8):877–879. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.119891

Table 1 Results of univariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis on ever coffee drinking and ever cigarette smoking.

Case subjects (missing data) Control subjects (missing data) Univariable model OR (95% CI), p value Multivariable model OR (95% CI), p value
Cases (n = 166) vs hospital control patients (n = 228)
 Ever coffee drinking 122 (5) 199 (5) 0.38 (0.22 to 0.66), 0.001 0.37 (0.20 to 0.67) 0.001
 Ever cigarette smoking 52 (3) 110 (2) 0.51 (0.33 to 0.77), 0.002 0.64 (0.38 to 1.2) 0.2
Cases (n = 166) vs population control subjects (n = 187)
 Ever coffee drinking 122 (5) 166 (0) 0.38 (0.21 to 0.69), 0.002 0.44 (0.23 to 0.85) 0.015
 Ever cigarette smoking 52 (3) 82 (0) 0.59 (0.38 to 0.94), 0.03 0.77 (0.44 to 1.34) 0.36

The multivariable model included age, sex, duration of disease, referral centre, years of schooling, ever coffee drinking and ever cigarette smoking. Case and control subjects for whom information was missing (in parentheses) were excluded from the analysis.