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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Colorectal Dis. 2009 Feb 11;24(6):647–654. doi: 10.1007/s00384-009-0656-8

Table 4.

Multivariable-adjusted joint effects of COX2 (8473 T>C) genotypes, various risk factors for colorectal neoplasms, and risk for incident, sporadic colorectal adenomas, MAP study

Risk Factors Genotypes
TT
TC+CC
No. of cases/controls OR (95% CI)a No. of cases/controls OR (95% CI)a
NSAIDb use
 No 50/54 1.00 84/96 1.04 (0.61–1.78)
 Yes 14/15 1.19 (0.49–2.89) 14/46 0.35 (0.16–0.75)
Pinteraction =0.03
Total fat intakec
 Low 34/39 1.00 53/66 0.92 (0.49–1.75)
 High 30/30 0.96 (0.41–2.29) 45/76 0.64 (0.30–1.34)
Pinteraction =0.49
Total polyunsaturated fatc
 Low 28/40 1.00 49/68 1.06 (0.55–2.06)
 High 36/29 1.83 (0.80–4.18) 49/74 1.01 (0.49–2.08)
Pinteraction =0.15
Total linoleic acidsc
 Low 31/39 1.00 49/70 0.90 (0.47–1.73)
 High 33/30 1.34 (0.58–3.06) 49/72 0.89 (0.43–1.83)
Pinteraction =0.20
a

OR (odds ratio) and 95% CI (confidence interval) adjusted for age, race, sex, body mass index, smoking, alcohol intake, total energy intake, physical activity, and family history of colorectal cancer in a first-degree relative. Models for dietary fat and fatty acids intake are also adjusted for NSAID use.

b

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

c

All dietary fat intakes classified into low and high based on sex-specific median values in controls