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. 2005 Aug 21;11(31):4794–4799. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i31.4794

Table 4.

Multivariate-adjusted1 joint and combined associations of VDR Tru9I genotypes and various risk factors for colorectal neoplasms and risk for incident sporadic colorectal adenomas, MAP study, 1994-1997

UU
Uu+uu
Cases (n) Controls (n) OR2/95%CI3 Cases (n) Controls (n) OR/95%CI
Age (yr)
≤57 58 83 1 12 31 0.60 (0.26-1.37)
>57 86 89 1.41 (0.86-2.31) 15 18 1.09 (0.46-2.56)
Sex
Male 85 60 1 15 16 0.65 (0.28-1.53)
Female 59 112 0.51 (0.30-0.85) 12 33 0.38 (0.17-0.88)
Current smoker
No 35 77 1 6 25 0.39 (0.13-1.23)
Yes 105 94 1.84 (1.07-3.17) 20 24 1.56 (0.69-3.53)
Current drinker
No 63 99 1 13 26 0.96 (0.44-2.08)
Yes 77 71 1.65 (1.01-2.69) 12 22 0.90 (0.39-2.06)
NSAID4 use
No 118 117 1 21 38 0.64 (0.34-1.23)
Yes 23 54 0.48 (0.26-0.86) 5 11 0.38 (0.12-1.25)
Total calcium intake5
Lower 92 84 1 13 23 0.53 (0.23-1.20)
Higher 49 86 0.53 (0.32-0.87) 14 26 0.52 (0.23-1.14)
Total vitamin D intake6
Lower 76 83 1 14 25 0.59 (0.26-1.33)
Higher 65 87 0.78 (0.48-1.27) 13 24 0.60 (0.27-1.38)

1Adjusted for age, sex, total energy intake, history of colon cancer in a first degree relative, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, current smoking status, and total calcium and alcohol intakes; 2odds ratio; 395% confidence interval; 4nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; 5sex-specific median calcium intakes for males 701.3 mg/d, for females 754.1 mg/d; 6sex-specific median vitamin D intakes for males 257.2 IU/d, for females 229.7 IU/d.