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. 2014 Jul 28;20(28):9541–9548. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i28.9541

Table 2.

Risk factors for ampullary cancer: Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis using the fisher exact test n (%)

Controls Cases Univariate
Multivariate
P value OR (95%CI) P value OR (95%CI)
Age
< 50 yr 100 (16.1) 20 (16.1) 1 (reference)
≥ 50 yr 520 (83.9) 104 (83.9) 1 1.000 (0.592–1.689)
Gender
Female 259 (41.8) 52 (41.9) 1 (reference)
Male 361 (58.2) 72 (58.1) 1 1.000 (0.681–1.488)
Smoking
No 448 (72.3) 86 (69.4) 1 (reference)
Yes 172 (27.7) 38 (30.6) 0.513 1.151 (0.756-1.752)
Alcohol drinking
No 453 (73.1) 88 (70.9) 1 (reference)
Yes 167 (26.9) 36 (29.1) 0.659 1.110 (0.724-1.700)
HBV
HBsAg–/anti-HBc– 295 (47.6) 84 (67.7) 1 (reference)
HBsAg+/anti-HBc+ 15 (2.4) 2 (1.6) 0.546 0.468 (0.105–2.088)
HBsAg–/anti-HBc+ 310 (50.0) 38 (30.6) 0 0.430 (0.284–0.652)
Diabetes mellitus 0.021 4.75 (2.739-9.853)
No 550 (88.7) 99 (79.8) 1 (reference)
Yes 70 (11.3) 25 (20.2) 0.011 1.984 (1.198–3.285)
Hypertension
No 452 (72.9) 93 (75.0) 1 (reference)
Yes 168 (27.1) 31 (25.0) 0.659 0.897 (0.576–1.397)
Cholecystolithiasis 0 14.06 (6.82-28.986)
No 592 (95.5) 160 (76.2) 1 (reference)
Yes 28 (4.5) 50 (23.8) 0 12.469 (7.37–21.095)
Cholecystectomy
No 597 (96.3) 113 (91.1) 1 (reference)
Yes 23 (3.7) 11 (8.9) 0.018 2.527 (1.198–5.328)
Chronic pancreatitis 0.038 8.863 (1.132-69.388)
No 618 (99.7) 117 (94.4) 1 (reference)
Yes 2 (0.3) 7 (5.6) 0 18.487 (3.793–90.10)
TC (mmol/L) 0 5.303 (2.188-12.853)
< 5.70 536 (86.5) 73 (58.9) 1 (reference)
≥ 5.70 84 (13.5) 51 (41.1) 0 4.458 (2.914-6.821)
Tri (mmol/L)
< 1.7 415 (66.9) 63 (50.8) 1 (reference)
≥ 1.7 205 (30.1) 61 (49.2) 0.001 1.960 (1.327-2.894)
HDL (mmol/L) 0 4.053 (2.122-7.741)
< 0.93 522 (84.2) 52 (41.9) 1 (reference)
≥ 0.93 98 (15.8) 72 (58.1) 0 7.375 (4.861-11.19)
LDL (mmol/L)
< 3.63 520 (83.9) 75 (60.5) 1 (reference)
≥ 3.63 100 (16.1) 49 (39.5) 0 3.397 (2.235-5.165)
FBG (mmol/L)
< 6.1 512 (82.6) 82 (66.1) 1 (reference)
≥ 6.10 108 (17.4) 42 (33.9) 0 2.428 (1.586-3.717)
Apo a (g/L) 0 48.58 (19.126-123.393)
< 1 612 (98.7) 59 (47.6) 1 (reference)
≥ 1 8 (1.3) 65 (52.4) 0 84.280 (38.578-184.121)
Apo b (g/L)
< 1 463 (74.7) 66 (53.2) 1 (reference)
≥ 1 157 (25.3) 58 (46.8) 0 2.592 (1.743-3.853)
BMI (kg/m2)
< 25.0 364 (58.7) 67 (54.1) 1 (reference)
≥ 25.0 256 (41.3) 57 (45.9) 0.37 1.210 (0.821-1.782)

BMI: Body mass index; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; Tri: Triglyceride; TC: Total cholesterol; FBG: Fasting blood glucose; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen.