Table 5.
Interaction between alcohol drinking and ALDH2 genotype and the ORs for esophageal cancer
| Genotype1 | Drinker2 | Cases | Controls | OR1 (95% CI) |
| - | - | 26 | 42 | 1.00 |
| - | + | 64 | 72 | 0.92 (0.48-1.78) |
| + | - | 70 | 52 | 1.78 (0.94-3.37) |
| + | + | 61 | 25 | 3.05 (1.49-6.25) |
-: ALDH2G/G; +: ALDH2G/A and A/A; ORs were adjusted for income;
-: Non-drinker; +: Drinker.