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. 2012 Sep 18;7(9):e42896. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042896

Table 4. Association between cancer subtypes and allergic symptoms among female study participants.

Allergic Symptoms
RC WZ
Cancer types numbers proportion (%) AOR 95% CI p value AOR 95% CI p value
All 341 6.55 1.49 1.12–2.36 0.01 2.08 1.11–3.89 0.02
Breast 129 2.8 1.89 1.04–3.42 0.04 2.08 0.90–4.48 0.08
Uterine 42 0.91 1.01 0.43–2.40 0.97 1.94 0.44–8.57 0.37
Cervix 41 0.89 0.69 0.27–1.77 0.43 0.52 0.11–2.37 0.39
Colorectal 37 0.81 1.24 0.49–3.15 0.65 1.92 0.50–7.42 0.34

NO: no allergic symptoms; RC: symptoms of allergic rhinitis or conjunctivitis without wheezing; WZ: wheezing, OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; AOR: adjusted odds ratio.