Table IV.
The combined effect of Th1 and Th2 genotypes on the risk of HCC
| Total no. of low-activity Th1 genotypes* | Total no. of low-activity Th2 genotypes* |
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0–1 |
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| Cases/controls | ORa (95% CI) | Cases/controls | ORa (95% CI) | |
| 0 | 4/10 | 1.00 | 11/24 | 1.27(0.28–5.89) |
| 1 | 6/13 | 1.32 (0.24–7.41) | 30/67 | 1.46 (0.35–6.03) |
| 2–3 | 8/16 | 1.16 (0.21–6.45) | 54/71 | 1.98 (0.50–7.84) |
a
ORs were further adjusted for level of education, cigarette smoking (never-/long-term ex-smokers, <20 or 20+ cigarettes/day of current/recent ex-smokers), number of alcoholic drinks per day (non-drinkers, <3 or ≥3), history of diabetes and hepatitis B/C serology (positive for hepatitis B surface antigen, antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen or antibodies to HCV).