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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 30.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Res. 2008 Jan 1;68(1):323–328. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-2924

Table 3.

Crude and adjusted† odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for associations between colorectal adenomas and plasma levels of inflammatory cytokines, Diet and Health Study, 1998–2002

Cases Controls OR (95% CI) Adj. † OR (95% CI)
No. % No. %
CRP
  <2916.03 71 30.34 204 33.28 1. 1.
  2916.03–12013 75 32.05 204 33.28 1.06 (0.72–1.54) 0.99 (0.66–1.50)
  ≥12013.1 88 37.61 205 33.44 1.23 (0.85–1.78) 1.45 (0.95–2.23)
IL-6
  0 122 50.83 403 64.86 1. 1.
  <0.3571 54 22.5 110 17.49 1.64 (1.12–2.41) 1.78 (1.18–2.68)
  ≥0.3571 64 26.67 111 17.65 1.93 (1.33–2.79) 1.84 (1.24–2.74)
TNF-α
  <1.3877 53 22.36 209 33.28 1. 1.
  1.3877–2.2357 89 37.55 209 33.28 1.68 (1.14–2.48) 1.54 (1.02–2.33)
  ≥2.2358 95 40.08 210 33.44 1.78 (1.21–2.63) 1.65 (1.09–2.50)
†

Adjusted for age (30–49, 50–54, 55–59, 60–65, 65–69, 70–74, ≥75 years), sex and obesity (BMI<25 kg/m2; BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2 and action level 1 abdominal adiposity; BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2 and action level 2 abdominal adiposity; BMI ≥30 kg/m2 and action level 1 abdominal adiposity; or BMI ≥30 kg/m2 and action level 2 abdominal adiposity)