Association findings for TL are presented categorized into quartiles or tertiles and comparisons between the shortest and longest (referent) group. The graph was created using study-specific, adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals with SigmaPlot Version 11.0. (37) include two independent case-control series.
(11) included bladder, lung, and renal cell carcinoma cases; (14) and (19) reported a significant association of longer TL and risk of breast cancer and NHL, respectively; here we plot the inverse log odds ratios.
(37) Case-control study at Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center; (38) Chromosome 9-specific OR; (37) Case-control study at Roswell Park Cancer Institute; (25) Prospective EPIC study; (25) Retrospective SEARCH study; (25) Prospective EPIC study; (25) Retrospective SEARCH study;
Abbreviations: CRC, colorectal cancer; HNC, head and neck cancer; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; BCC, basal cell carcinoma.