Table 4. Models of EOR/Gy and interaction terms for pre-screening and a combined set of pre-screening and prevalent thyroid cancers.
Pre-screening cases
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Pre-screening and prevalent cases
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Modifying factor and its values | Cases | EOR/Gya | 95% CI | P-valueb | Cases | EOR/Gya | 95% CI | P-valueb |
All subjects | 48 | 8.18 | 2.11–72.71 | 133 | 3.16 | 1.49–6.95 | ||
Gender | ||||||||
Men | 26 | 2.68 | NE–74.59 | 0.88 | 62 | 6.27 | 1.96–30.44 | 0.13 |
Women | 22 | 9.09 | 1.55–103.30 | 71 | 2.06 | 0.75–5.31 | ||
Age at exposure, years | ||||||||
0–4 | 23 | 4.98 | 0.91–43.94 | 0.32 | 49 | 2.82 | 1.04–7.27 | 0.92 |
5–7 | 12 | 10.44 | 2.56–76.99 | 24 | 3.33 | 1.14–8.37 | ||
8–18 | 13 | 12.24 | 1.88–109.40 | 60 | 3.43 | 1.23–8.92 | ||
Oblast of residence at the time of the accident | ||||||||
Minsk and other | 6 | 10.09 | 2.70–63.26 | 0.15 | 15 | 1.00 | NE–4.19 | 0.04 |
Gomel | 42 | 3.41 | NE–35.40 | 118 | 3.93 | 1.85–8.65 |
Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; EOR/Gy=excess odds ratio per gray; NE=not estimated.
Data restricted to subjects with doses <5 Gy.
Model adjusted for age at risk, gender and oblast of residence (Minsk, Gomel, Other).
P-value from the likelihood ratio test of homogeneity across categories.