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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Oct 7;23(12):2977–2980. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-1070

Table 2.

mtDNA copy number and risk of lung cancer across ATBC, PLCO, and SWHS studies by sex and smoking status

ATBC (Ca 227/ Co 227)
PLCO (Ca 426/Co 436)
SWHS (Ca 221/Co 222)
Pooled
mtDNA% Ca/Co OR* 95% CI Ca/Co OR* 95% CI Ca/Co OR* 95% CI Ca/Co OR* 95% CI
Overall
Q1 52/57 1.00 (ref) 117/107 1 (ref) 54/56 1.00 (ref) 223/220 1.00 (ref)
Q2 59/56 1.34 (0.71–2.37) 119/110 0.98 (0.64–1.50) 72/58 1.27 (0.48–1.47) 250/224 1.08 (0.82–1.42)
Q3 43/57 1.15 (0.61–2.17) 96/108 0.84 (0.55–1.29) 44/53 0.84 (0.48–1.47) 183/218 0.83 (0.62–1.11)
Q4 73/57 2.38 (1.125.06) 94/111 0.98 (0.63–1.52) 51/55 0.91 (0.53–1.57) 218/223 1.04 (0.79–1.39)
P-trend 0.049 P-trend 0.74 P-trend 0.42 P-trend 0.78
Female
Q1 - - 32/40 1 (ref) 54/56 1.00 (ref) 86/96 1.00 (ref)
Q2 - - 38/41 1.51 (0.74–3.11) 72/58 1.27 (0.48–1.47) 110/99 1.34 (0.89–2.02)
Q3 - - 41/44 1.47 (0.73–2.98) 44/53 0.84 (0.48–1.47) 85/97 1.03 (0.67–1.58)
Q4 - - 56/44 2.12 (1.074.22) 51/55 0.91 (0.53–1.57) 107/99 1.24 (0.82–1.89)
P-trend 0.043 P-trend 0.42 P-trend 0.59
Male
Q1 52/57 1.00 (ref) 85/67 1 (ref) - - 137/125 1.00 (ref)
Q2 59/56 1.34 (0.71–2.37) 81/69 0.76 (0.44–1.28) - - 140/125 0.89 (0.61–1.29)
Q3 43/57 1.15 (0.61–2.17) 55/64 0.59 (0.34–1.05) - - 98/121 0.69 (0.46–1.02)
Q4 73/57 2.38 (1.125.06) 38/67 0.55 (0.290.99) - - 111/124 0.92 (0.62–1.35)
P-trend 0.049 P-trend 0.028 P-trend 0.39
Never Smoker
Q1 - - 9/51 1 (ref) 52/53 1.00 (ref) 61/104 1.00 (ref)
Q2 - - 11/51 1.35 (0.49–3.72) 66/58 1.15 (0.68–1.94) 77/109 1.17 (0.74–1.85)
Q3 - - 12/42 1.23 (0.43–3.57) 40/51 0.79 (0.44–1.40) 51/93 0.86 (0.52–1.41)
Q4 - - 14/54 1.49 (0.55–4.08) 46/49 0.94 (0.54–1.65) 60/103 1.03 (0.64–1.68)
P-trend 0.49 P-trend 0.54 P-trend 0.79
Ever Smoker
Q1 52/57 1.00 (ref) 108/56 1 (ref) 2/3 1.00 (ref) 162/116 1.00 (ref)
Q2 59/56 1.34 (0.71–2.37) 108/59 0.91 (0.56–1.47) 6/0 - - 173/115 1.03 (0.73–1.47)
Q3 43/57 1.15 (0.61–2.17) 84/66 0.72 (0.44–1.17) 4/2 4.33 (0.24–79.49) 132/125 0.78 (0.54–1.12)
Q4 73/57 2.38 (1.125.06) 80/57 0.84 (0.50–1.39) 5/6 1.05 (0.087–12.81) 158/120 1.05 (0.73–1.49)
P-trend 0.049 P-trend 0.33 P-trend 0.46 P-trend 0.81
Male Smoker
Q1 52/57 1.00 (ref) 78/38 1 (ref) - - 130/95 1 (ref)
Q2 59/56 1.34 (0.71–2.37) 78/40 0.8 (0.45–1.45) - - 137/96 0.94 (0.63–1.39)
Q3 43/57 1.15 (0.61–2.17) 53/45 0.58 (0.32–1.06) - - 96/102 0.69 (0.46–1.03)
Q4 73/57 2.38 (1.125.06) 33/37 0.50 (0.250.98) - - 106/94 0.95 (0.63–1.43)
P-trend 0.049 P-trend 0.021 P-trend 0.45

Alpha-Tocopherol Beta-Carotene (ATBC), Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, Ovarian (PLCO), Shanghai Women’s Health Study (SWHS), Cases (Ca), Controls (Co), Odds Ratio (OR), 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI), Quartile (Q1–Q4), Median (M1, M2)

%Quartiles: ATBC: <100.6, ≥100.6–124.8, ≥124.8–151.5, ≥151.5; PLCO: <90, ≥90–114, ≥114–145, ≥145; SWHS: <93, ≥93–124, ≥124–162, ≥162; Median: ATBC: ≤124.8; PLCO: ≤114, SWHS: <124

*

Adjusted for age, BMI, pack-years, race, sex, date of enrollment, center (if applicable), study