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. 2008 Oct 28;99(11):1912–1915. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604761

Table 3. Odds ratio of kidney cancer for BMI.

  Men
Women
Total
  Cases Controls ORa 95% CI Cases Controls ORa 95% CI Cases Controls ORa 95% CI
BMI N N     N N     N N    
<25 191 363 1.00 Refb 136 169 1.00 Ref 327 532 1.00 Ref
25–27.5 166 248 1.19 0.91, 1.56 87 115 0.86 0.60, 1.25 253 363 1.09 0.88, 1.35
27.5–29.99 125 167 1.32 0.98, 1.79 98 90 1.16 0.80, 1.70 223 257 1.31 1.04, 1.65
30–35 133 139 1.70 1.25, 2.31 98 111 0.95 0.66, 1.38 231 250 1.38 1.09, 1.75
35+ 32 32 1.72 1.01, 2.94 30 37 0.85 0.49, 1.48 62 69 1.29 0.88, 1.89
      P-value for trend 0.001     P-value for trend 0.68     P-value for trend 0.011
a

Adjusted for age, smoking, history of hypertension and country.

b

Ref=reference category.