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. 2009 May 18;4(5):e5591. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005591

Table 2. Characteristics of seven case-control studies of subfertility and testicular cancer incidence.

First Author Year (Ref. No.) Country Excluded Cryptorchidism No. of Cases (Source of Cases)/No. of Controls (Selection Method) Estimated Odds Ratios (95% CI) Controlled Variables
Baker JA 2005 (9) USA NA* 201 (Cancer registry)/204 (Population controls matched by age and area of residence) 9.47 (1.19–75.2) Age, neighborhood
Møller H 1999 (10) Europe (Danish) Yes 514 (Cancer registry)/720 (Population controls matched by age) 1.42 (1.09–1.85) Age
Doria-Rose VP 2005 (11) USA Yes 329 (Cancer registry)/672 (Population controls matched by age, race, language and area of residence) 2.51 (1.07–5.86) Age
Swerdlow AJ 1989 (12) Europe (England) Yes 178 (Cancer registry)/315 (Hospital patients matched by treatment center, area of residence and duration of follow-up) 1.73 (1.09–2.74) Area of hospital
Forman D PM 1994 (18) Europe (England and Wales) Yes 775 (Cancer registry)/794 (Hospital patients matched by age, register hospital or center, enrollment date and area of residence) 2.66 (0.94–7.54) Age, area of residence, and register-time
Haughey BP 1989 (19) USA Yes 250 (Cancer registry)/250 (Population controls matched by age and neighborhood of residence) 4.77 (0.40–52.50) Age, neighborhood
Brown LM 1987 (20) USA NA 140 (Cancer registry)/135 (Hospital patients without cancer matched by treatment hospital, age, race, vital status, year of diagnosis, and hospital of diagnosis) 0.89 (0.40–1.96) Age, race, vital status and year of diagnosis
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NA, not available. CI, confidence interval.