Table 2.

Distribution of HFE SNPs and oral cancer risk.

	Cases, n (%)	Controls, n (%)	OR (95% CI) *
Whites
rs1799945 (C>G), H63D
CC	144 (82.8)	214 (79.6)	1.00 (reference)
CG + GG	30 (17.2)	55 (20.4)	0.81 (0.49–1.33)
rs1800562 (G>A), C282Y
GG	188 (94.0)	280 (94.6)	1.00 (reference)
GA + AA	12 (6.0)	16 (5.4)	1.12 (0.52–2.41)
Blacks
rs1799945 (C>G), H63D
CC	86 (91.5)	116 (94.3)	1.00 (reference)
CG	8 (8.5)	7 (5.7)	1.54 (0.54–4.41)
rs1800562 (G>A), C282Y
GG	98 (98.0)	129 (96.3)	1.00 (reference)
GA	2 (2.0)	5 (3.7)	0.53 (0.10–2.77)

* Estimated by logistic regression, adjusting for gender, alcohol, and pack-years.