Table 3.

Risk of asbestosis for the SOD2 −9Ala/Ala versus combined Ala/Val and Val/Val genotypes and SOD3 Arg/Gly genotype compared to Arg/Arg genotype after adjustment by gender, age, smoking, and cumulative asbestos exposure.

	SOD2 −9Ala/Ala		SOD3 Arg/Gly
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Unadjusted	1.50	1.01–2.24	1.63	0.62–4.27
Adjusted by
Gender	1.49	1.00–2.23	1.61	0.61–4.22
Age	1.46	0.97–2.19	1.49	0.56–3.96
Smoking (ever/never)	1.49	1.00–2.23	1.65	0.63–4.32
Cumulative exposure	1.48	0.96–2.28	2.07	0.72–5.94