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. 2008 Aug 28;14(32):5078–5083. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5078

Table 6.

Interaction between alcohol drinking and polymorphisms of the ALDH2 and ADH2 genes, and the odds ratio (OR) for colorectal cancer

Genotypes Drinker Controls Cases OR1 (95% CI)
ALDH2
A/A + A/G No 64 32 1.00
G/G No 60 41 1.36 (0.76-2.43)
A/A + A/G Yes 35 27 1.39 (0.69-2.81)
G/G Yes 63 90 2.70 (1.57-4.66)
ADH2
G/G + G/A No 65 34 1.00
A/A No 59 39 1.27 (0.71-2.26)
G/G + G/A Yes 64 54 1.65 (0.94-2.91)
A/A Yes 34 63 3.44 (1.84-6.42)
1

OR was adjusted for age and smoking status.