Table 3. Stratum-specific estimates for total alcohol intake across levels of folate intake among women with oral cancer.
Stratum-specific RR(95% CI)* | ||||
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Folate ≥ 350 μg/day | Folate <350 μg/day | |||
Alcohol Intake§ | Cases (n = 63) |
RR (95% CI) | Cases (n = 84) |
RR (95% CI) |
0 g/d | 27 | 1.00 | 16 | 1.00 |
0.1 - 14.9 g/d | 21 | 0.29 (0.16-0.51)† | 43 | 1.11 (0.61-1.99) |
15 - 29.9 g/d | 10 | 0.90 (0.42-1.94) | 11 | 1.53 (0.69-3.38) |
30+ g/d | 5 | 0.98 (0.35-2.70) | 14 | 3.36 (1.57-7.20)‡ |
Adjusted for age, follow-up time, pack-years of smoking and current smoking status
p-value<0.0001
p-value<0.01
One alcoholic drink contains approximately 11-14 grams of alcohol: Regular beer = 12.8 g, light beer = 11.3, wine = 11 g, and liquor=14 g