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. 2015 Mar 1;16:22. doi: 10.1186/s12863-015-0180-5

Table 4.

Results of interaction tests between genetic factors and other putative risk factors for DTC

rs965513 $ (near FOXE1 ) P-interaction rs1867277 $ (5′UTR of FOXE1 ) p-interaction rs71369530 $ (length polymorphism in FOXE1 ) p-interaction
G/G G/A A/A G/G G/A A/A S/S* L/S* L/L*
Ethnicity
African Cases/controls 25/41 18/28 4/1 18/30 23/32 8/12 24/37 22/31 3/6
OR (95% CI) Ref 1.1 (0.5–2.4) 6.4 (0.7–0.4) 0.3 Ref 1.2 (0.5–2.7) 1.1 (0.4–3.1) 0.4 Ref 1.1 (0.5–2.4) 0.8 (0.2–3.3) 0.09
Other Cases/controls 56/75 71/49 23/11 38/57 81/59 33/20 48/73 79/52 27/10
OR (95% CI) Ref 2.0 (1.2–3.2) 2.9 (1.3–6.4) Ref 2.0 (1.2–3.5) 2.4 (1.2–4.9) Ref 1.1 (0.5–2.3) 4.0 (1.8–3.2)
BMI (kg/m2)
≤ Median Cases/controls 36/63 43/40 10/8 25/52 46/48 19/15 32/61 45/44 13/9
OR (95% CI) Ref 1.9 (1.0–3.4) 2.0 (0.7–5.6) 0.3 Ref 2.0 (1.1–3.7) 1.6 (1.1–6.0) 0.6 Ref 1.9 (1.1–3.5) 2.7 (1.1–6.9) 0.9
> Median Cases/controls 45/53 46/37 17/4 31/35 58/43 22/17 40/49 56/39 17/7
OR (95% CI) Ref 1.5 (0.8–2.8) 5.7 (1.8–8.6) Ref 1.6 (0.8–3.0) 1.4 (0.6–3.2) Ref 1.8 (1.0–3.2) 2.9 (1.1–7.6)
BSA (m2)
≤ Median Cases/controls 37/63 41/44 13/8 27/49 49/53 17/16 35/62 44/46 15/10
OR (95% CI) Ref 1.6 (0.9–2.9) 2.8 (1.1–7.5) 0.8 Ref 1.6 (0.9–3.0) 1.9 (0.8–4.4) Ref 1.7 (0.9–3.0) 2.6 (1.1–6.5) 0.9
> Median Cases/controls 44/53 48/33 14/4 29/38 55/38 24/16 0.9 37/48 57/47 15/6
OR (95% CI) Ref 1.8 (1.0–3.4) 4.4 (1.3–14.6) Ref 2.0 (1.0–3.8) 1.9 (0.9–4.3) Ref 2.1 (1.1–3.8) 3.1 (1.1–8.7)
Size (m)
≤ Median Cases/controls 42/59 42/41 16/6 28/48 58/44 20/16 35/55 55/42 16/11
OR (95% CI) Ref 1.4 (0.8–2.7) 3.8 (1.4–10.6) 0.7 Ref 2.5 (1.4–4.7) 2.3 (1.0–5.2) 0.3 Ref 2.0 (1.1–3.6) 2.2 (0.9–5.3) 0.5
> Median Cases/controls 39/57 47/36 11/6 30/39 46/57 21/16 37/55 46/41 14/5
OR (95% CI) Ref 2.0 (1.1–3.6) 2.8 (0.9–8.3) Ref 1.3 (0.7–2.4) 1.7 (0.8_3.8) Ref 1.7 (0.9–3.1) 4.2 (1.4–12.5)
Ever smoker
No Cases/controls 57/70 60/46 22/6 43/55 71/54 28/16 55/68 68/49 21/6
OR (95% CI) Ref 1.7 (1.0–2.8) 4.8 (1.8–12.7) Ref 1.7 (1.0–2.9) 2.1 (1.0–4.4) 0.3 Ref 1.7 (1.0–2.8) 4.2 (1.6–11.1) 0.3
Yes Cases/controls 24/46 29/31 5/6 0.3 13/32 33/37 13/16 17/42 33/34 9/10
OR (95% CI) Ref 1.8 (0.9–3.7) 1.4 (0.4–5.0) Ref 2.2 (1.0–4.9) 1.9 (0.7–5.1) Ref 2.4 (1.1–5.0) 2.1 (0.7–6.1)
Pregnancies
<2 Cases/controls 34/68 44/42 10/6 23/55 50/48 16/17 31/63 46/48 12/8
OR (95% CI) Ref 2.0 (1.1–3.7) 3.1 (1.0–9.2) 0.8 Ref 2.5 (1.3–4.6) 2.2 (0.9–5.0) Ref 2.0 (1.1–3.6) 2.9 (1.1–7.9)
≥2 Cases/controls 38/30 36/18 12/3 25/15 42/30 21/7 0.4 33/27 41/21 16/3 0.7
OR (95% CI) Ref 1.6 (0.8–3.2) 3.1 (0.8–12.1) Ref 0.8 (0.4–1.8) 1.7 (0.6–5.1) Ref 1.6 (0.8–3.3) 4.3 (1.1–16.5)

All ORs and tests are stratified on sex and age.

*S for Short alleles (12–14 alanines) and L for Long allele (16–19 alanines).

$Not including missing data.