Table 3.
Adjusted OR and 95% CI for colorectal cancer with reference to alcohol drinking
| Controls | Cases | OR1 (CI) | OR2 (CI) | |
| Alcohol drinking status | ||||
| Non-drinker | 124 | 73 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Current drinker | 91 | 99 | 1.85 (1.21-2.83) | 1.84 (1.20 -2.82) |
| Former drinker | 7 | 18 | 4.37 (1.62-12.17) | 4.19 (1.64-0.71) |
| Current and former | 98 | 107 | 2.03 (1.37-3.01) | 2.04 (1.36-3.08) |
| Alcohol consumption (g/mo) | ||||
| 0-29 | 124 | 73 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 30-299 | 20 | 14 | 1.19 (0.53-2.65) | 1.22 (0.58-2.58) |
| 300-599 | 17 | 20 | 2.00 (0.93-4.30) | 1.98 (0.96-4.09) |
| ≥ 600 | 61 | 83 | 2.31 (1.46-3.68) | 2.33 (1.47-3.71) |
| P for trend = 0.0001 |
1
Crude OR,
2
OR was adjusted for age and smoking status.