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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 29.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cancer. 2009 Aug 1;125(3):680–687. doi: 10.1002/ijc.24369

Table 4.

Case-control odds ratios for IgE levels by Temodar Use and GBM status, San Francisco Bay Area Adult Glioma Study (2001–2005)

Controls
All Cases
GBM
Non-GBM
n % n % OR* (95% CI) p-
value
n % OR* (95% CI) p-
value
n % OR* (95% CI) p-
value
All Cases**
Total IgE
19 5 11 5 8 4
 Normal, <25 199 42 7 0 1.00 6 2 1.00 1 8 1.00
11 2 0.66 (0.48–0.90) 2 0.56 (0.38–0.83) 5 3 0.82 (0.54–1.25)
 Borderline, 25 to 100 165 35 1 8 0.01 56 5 0.00 5 3 0.36
2 0.79 (0.55–1.12) 2 0.81 (0.54–1.23) 3 2 0.70 (0.43–1.16)
 Elevated, >100 106 23 85 2 0.18 52 3 0.33 3 0 0.17

No Temodar Use
Total IgE
4 4 4 4
 Normal, <25 199 42 62 6 1.00 21 5 1.00 1 7 1.00
3 0.77 (0.49–1.22) 3 0.81 (0.39–1.67) 2 3 0.77 (0.45–1.34)
 Borderline, 25 to 100 165 35 40 0 0.27 14 0 0.57 6 0 0.36
2 0.93 (0.57–1.53) 2 1.11 (0.51–2.38) 2 2 0.83 (0.45–1.53)
 Elevated, >100 106 23 32 4 0.78 12 6 0.80 0 3 0.55

Used Temodar
Total IgE
12 5 5 3 4
 Normal, <25 199 42 1 4 1.00 88 6 1.00 3 9 1.00
2 0.57 (0.39–0.83) 2 0.46 (0.30–0.72) 2 3 0.90 (0.50–1.61)
 Borderline, 25 to 100 165 35 60 7 0.00 35 2 0.00 5 7 0.72
1 0.62 (0.40–0.96) 2 0.69 (0.43–1.11) 1 0.45 (0.20–1.00)
 Elevated, >100 106 23 43 9 0.03 34 2 0.13 9 3 0.05
*

Models were adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, college education, and smoking history.

**

Includes cases with unknown Temodar status (35 total).