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. 2013 May 31;2:249. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-249

Table 3.

Association between the -1327C>ThTERTgenotype and the risks of epithelial/non-epithelial malignancy in autopsy cases

Genotype Genotype distribution, n(%) Risk of epithelial malignancya Risk of non-epithelial malignancyb
Controlc Epithelial malignancy Non-epithelial malignancy Crude OR (95% CI) p-value Adjusted ORd (95% CI) p-value Crude OR (95% CI) p-value Adjusted ORd (95% CI) p-value
CC 245 (41.5) 372 (47.2) 100 (42.6) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
CT 272 (46.0) 343 (43.5) 102 (43.4) 0.83 0.11 0.83 0.13 0.92 0.61 0.90 0.58
(0.66 - 1.04) (0.65 - 1.06) (0.66 - 1.27) (0.63 - 1.29)
TT 74 (12.5) 73 (9.3) 33 (14.0) 0.65 0.020 0.61 0.012 1.09 0.71 0.94 0.80
(0.45 - 0.93) (0.42 - 0.90) (0.68 - 1.74) (0.55 - 1.56)
Dominant model
CC 245 (41.5) 372 (47.2) 100 (42.6) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
CT + TT 346 (58.5) 416 (52.8) 135 (57.4) 0.79 0.033 0.78 0.033 0.96 0.77 0.91 0.58
(0.64 - 0.98) (0.62 - 0.98) (0.70 - 1.30) (0.65 - 1.27)
Recessive model
CC + CT 517 (87.5) 715 (90.7) 202 (86.0) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
TT 74 (12.5) 73 (9.3) 33 (14.0) 0.71 0.054 0.68 0.033 1.14 0.56 0.98 0.95
(0.51 - 1.01) (0.47 - 0.97) (0.73 - 1.76) (0.60 - 1.59)
Additive modele
0.81 0.012 0.80 0.0096 1.01 0.94 0.95 0.67
(0.69 - 0.96) (0.67 - 0.95) (0.81 - 1.26) (0.74 - 1.21)

The risk of malignancy was estimated by calculating crude OR and OR adjusted for age, sex, smoking status and alcohol habit using a logistic regression model in autopsy cases (n = 1551).

Significant associations highlighted in bold. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.

aCases with epithelial malignancy were compared with control.

bCases with non-epithelial malignancy were compared with control.

cCases with no malignancy (n = 591).

dCalculated for cases for whom smoking and drinking history was available (n = 1371).

eApplied by including the number of T-alleles (0,1,2) as a continuous variable in the logistic regression model.