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. 2015 Sep 4;5:13607. doi: 10.1038/srep13607

Table 5. Adjusted odds ratio (95% CIs) of cervical cancer for quartiles of serum antioxidant vitamin concentrations by passive-smoking status in Chinese women.

  Quartiles of serum antioxidant vitamin concentrations
P-trend P-interaction
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Serum retinol           0.002
N (case/control) 76/63 59/62 46/63 48/63    
Passive smokers 1.00 0.88 (0.55, 1.40) 0.59 (0.36, 0.95) 0.46 (0.28, 0.76) 0.001  
N (case/control) 55/119 57/119 56/119 60/119    
Non-passive smokers 1.00 0.96 (0.60, 1.54) 1.04 (0.65, 1.67) 1.28 (0.81, 2.03) 0.249  
Serum α-carotene           0.222
N (case/control) 67/62 66/63 54/63 33/63    
Passive smokers 1.00 0.91 (0.57, 1.44) 0.78 (0.48, 1.26) 0.47 (0.28, 0.79) 0.005  
N (case/control) 58/119 64/119 61/119 45/119    
Non-passive smokers 1.00 1.13 (0.72, 1.78) 1.02 (0.65, 1.61) 0.76 (0.47, 1.24) 0.241  
Serum β-carotene           0.002
N (case/control) 95/63 54/63 34/62 37/63    
Passive smokers 1.00 0.54 (0.34, 0.87)) 0.34 (0.21, 0.56) 0.36 (0.21, 0.61) <0.001  
N (case/control) 60/119 66/119 52/119 50/119    
Non-passive smokers 1.00 1.07 (0.69, 1.66) 0.86 (0.54, 1.36) 0.96 (0.61, 1.51) 0.637  
Serum vitamin E           0.001
N (case/control) 105/63 46/62 44/63 25/63    
Passive smokers 1.00 0.44 (0.27, 0.70) 0.40 (0.25, 0.65) 0.27 (0.16, 0.46) <0.001  
N (case/control) 62/119 61/119 53/119 52/119    
Non-passive smokers 1.00 0.98 (0.63, 1.53) 0.85 (0.54, 1.33) 0.81 (0.52, 1.28) 0.298  
Serum vitamin C           0.004
N (case/control) 103/62 49/63 44/63 24/63    
Passive smokers 1.00 0.47 (0.30, 0.74) 0.44 (0.27, 0.71) 0.23 (0.13, 0.41) <0.001  
N (case/control) 64/119 65/119 51/119 48/119    
Non-passive smokers 1.00 1.01 (0.65, 1.56) 0.78 (0.50, 1.21) 0.72 (0.45, 1.14) 0.096  

Adjusted ORs (95% CI): from unconditional logistic models; Covariates adjusted: see Table 3.