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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Sep 14;19(10):2516–2524. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0499

Table 3. Stratum-specific estimates for total alcohol intake across levels of folate intake among women with oral cancer.

Stratum-specific RR(95% CI)*

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