Table 3.
Interaction between polymorphisms in CYP2E1 and trihalomethane (THM) exposure, dichotomized at the 75th percentile. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) among 981 cases and 2,204 controls.
| Gene, SNPa | Genotype | Cases | Controls | Total THMs (> vs. ≤ 60 μg/L) | Brominated THMs (> vs. ≤ 40 μg/L) | Chloroform (> vs. ≤ 20 μg/L) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI)b | Nominal p‑valuec | OR (95% CI)b | Nominal p‑valuec | OR (95% CI)b | Nominal p‑valuec | ||||
| rs2070675 | CC | 682 | 1,496 | 3.5 (2.4, 5.1) | 0.029 | 4.1 (2.7, 6.0) | 0.009 | 0.4 (0.3, 0.6) | 0.646 |
| CT/TT | 298 | 707 | 2.3 (1.3, 4.0) | 2.1 (1.2, 3.7) | 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) | ||||
| rs915907 | CC | 710 | 1,566 | 3.3 (2.2, 4.7) | 0.031 | 3.9 (2.7, 5.8) | 0.009 | 0.4 (0.3, 0.5) | 0.392 |
| AC/AA | 252 | 618 | 2.6 (1.4, 5.0) | 2.3 (1.2, 4.3) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) | ||||
| rs8192775 | GG | 850 | 1,884 | 3.1 (2.2, 4.4) | 0.103 | 3.7 (2.6, 5.3) | 0.021 | 0.5 (0.4, 0.6) | 0.383 |
| AG/AA | 131 | 320 | 2.7 (1.1, 6.5) | 1.7 (0.8, 3.9) | 0.5 (0.2, 1.0) | ||||
| rs743535 | GG | 838 | 1,823 | 3.0 (2.1, 4.3) | 0.056 | 3.7 (2.6, 5.3) | 0.019 | 0.5 (0.3, 0.6) | 0.066 |
| AG/AA | 142 | 381 | 3.4 (1.5, 7.8) | 2.0 (0.9, 4.3) | 0.5 (0.3, 0.9) | ||||
| Notes: SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism. aResults for all SNPs are reported in Table S2. bAdjusted for sex, age, geographical area and education. cLikelihood-ratio test for the joint effect of the SNP and interaction term. Critical p-value with Bonferroni corrections, p < 0.003. | |||||||||