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. 2008 Oct 1;26(28):4557–4562. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.17.3526

Table 2.

Risk Factors of Pancreatic Cancer and Association of Pancreatic Cancer With HBV or HCV Infection: Univariable and Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis

Variable Cases (n = 476)
Controls (n = 879)
Univariable
Multivariable
No. % No. % OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
HCV
    Anti-HCV–negative 469 98.5 870 99 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
    Anti-HCV–positive 7 1.5 9 1 1.4 0.5 to 3.9 0.9 0.3 to 2.8
HBV
    HBsAg-negative/Anti-HBc–negative* 440 92.4 851 96.8 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
    HBsAg–positive/Anti-HBc–positive 0 0 1 0.1
    HBsAg–negative/Anti-HBc–positive 36 7.6 27 3.1 2.5 1.5 to 4.1 2.5 1.5 to 4.2
    Anti-HBc–positive/Anti-HBs–positive§ 24 5 20 2.3 2.3 1.3 to 4.3 2.3 1.2 to 4.3
    Anti-HBc–positive/Anti-HBs–negative 12 2.5 6 0.7 3.9 1.4 to 10.4 4 1.4 to 11.1
Diabetes
    No 368 77.3 792 90.1 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
    Yes 108 22.7 87 9.9 2.7 1.9 to 3.6 2.9 2.1 to 4
Cigarette smoking
    No 201 42.2 451 51.3 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
    Yes 275 57.8 428 48.7 1.4 1.2 to 1.8 1.4 1.1 to 1.8
Alcohol drinking
    No 198 41.6 384 43.7 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
    Yes 278 58.4 495 56.3 1.1 0.9 to 1.4 1 0.8 to 1.3
Family history of cancer
    No 102 21.4 279 31.7 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
    Yes 374 78.6 600 68.3 1.7 1.3 to 2.2 1.8 1.4 to 2.3

Abbreviations: HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; OR, odds ratio; anti-HBc, anti-hepatitis B core antigen; anti-HBs, anti-hepatitis B surface antigen; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen.

*

Never exposed.

Chronic carrier of HBV.

Past exposure to HBV.

§

Past exposure to HBV with natural immunity.

Possibly chronically infected and have an undetectable level of HBsAg present in the serum.