Table 3.
Logistic regression analysis of categorized apoptosis capacity (AC, %) in patients with SCCHN and cancer-free controls in a North American population.
| Variable | Cases (n = 703) |
Controls (n = 685) |
Crude OR (95% CI) |
Adjusted OR (95% CI)a |
Pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By median | |||||
| ≥51.3 | 301 (42.8) | 342 (49.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.002 |
| <51.3 | 402 (57.2) | 343 (50.1) | 1.33 (1.08–1.65) | 1.42 (1.13–1.78) | |
| By quartile | |||||
| ≥67.9 | 142 (20.2) | 172 (25.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.015 |
| 57.3–67.8 | 159 (22.6) | 170 (24.8) | 1.13 (0.83–1.55) | 1.18 (0.85–1.65) | |
| 31.4–57.2 | 197 (28.0) | 171 (25.0) | 1.39 (1.03–1.88) | 1.49 (1.08–2.06) | |
| <31.4 | 205 (29.2) | 172 (25.1) | 1.43 (1.06–1.93) | 1.61 (1.17–2.22) | |
| Ptrend | 0.007 | 0.002 |
a
Obtained from the logistic regression model with adjustment for age, sex, race, smoking and drinking status.