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. 2010 Nov 23;104(1):181–187. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605967

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
Pre-screening and prevalent cases
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.

a

Model adjusted for age at risk, gender and oblast of residence (Minsk, Gomel, Other).

b

P-value from the likelihood ratio test of homogeneity across categories.