Table 2.
Characteristics of Burkitt lymphoma cases and controls 0–14 years from Ghana, 1965–1994
| Cases (N=657) | Controls (N=498) | Crude Odds Ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted Odds* Ratio (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 250 | 38.1 | 227 | 45.6 | Reference | Reference |
| Male | 407 | 61.9 | 271 | 54.4 | 1.36 (1.08, 1.73) | 1.30 (1.02, 1.66) |
| Age Group, years | ||||||
| 0–4 | 96 | 14.6 | 41 | 8.2 | 1.46 (0.98, 2.18) | 1.45 (0.97, 2.18) |
| 5–9 | 391 | 59.5 | 244 | 49.0 | Reference | Reference |
| 10–14 | 170 | 25.9 | 213 | 42.8 | 0.50 (0.39, 0.64) | 0.50 (0.39, 0.65) |
| Enrollment year | ||||||
| 1965–1974 | 200 | 30.5 | 119 | 23.9 | 1.54 (1.17, 2.04) | 1.52 (1.14, 2.02) |
| 1975–1984 | 152 | 23.1 | 99 | 19.9 | 1.41 (1.04, 1.90) | 1.38 (1.01, 1.87) |
| 1985–1994 | 305 | 46.4 | 280 | 56.2 | Reference | Reference |
| Anti-SE36 IgG antibody titers | ||||||
| High tertiles | 168 | 25.6 | 165 | 33.1 | Reference | Reference |
| Medium tertiles | 217 | 33.1 | 168 | 33.7 | 1.27 (0.94–1.70) | 1.33 (0.96–1.86) |
| Low tertiles | 271 | 41.3 | 165 | 33.1 | 1.61 (1.21–2.15) | 1.67 (1.21–2.31) |
*
Model includes all variables in the table and plate to plate variation.