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. 2017 Jul 10;12(7):e0180445. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180445

Table 3. Risk of oral cancer associated with the lifestyle risk factors among both sexes (84 cases, 174 controls) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, derived from conditional logistic regression (conditioned on age and sex).

Risk Factors Casesn (%) Controls n (%) OR1 (95% CI) OR2 (95% CI)
Socio-Economic Status
Low 39 (46.4) 66 (37.9) 1.0 1.0
Medium 41 (48.8) 94 (54.1) 0.7 (0.4–1.2) 0.7 (0.4–1.3)
High 4 (4.8) 14 (8.0) 0.5 (0.1–1.5) 0.5 (0.1–1.7)
Smoking
Never 56 (66.6) 147 (84.4) 1.0 1.0
Ever 28 (33.3) 27 (15.5) 3.0 (1.5–5.8) 2.2 (1.4–4.9)
Alcohol
Never 80 (95.2) 171 (98.2) 1.0 1.0
Ever 4 (4.7) 3 (1.8) 2.7 (0.6–12.1) 0.7 (0.1–4.1)
Naswar
Never 17 (20.2) 126 (72.4) 1.0 1.0
Ever 67 (79.7) 48 (27.5) 22.9 (9.2–57.4) 21.2 (8.4–53.8)
Current 46 (54.7) 28 (16.1) 28.0 (10.5–74.0) 27.4 (10.0–74.7)
Past 21 (25.0) 20 (11.4) 16.4 (5.8–46.7) 14.3 (4.9–41.2)
Naswar Pack Years
0 17 (20.2) 126 (72.4) 1.0 1.0
1–10 16 (19.0) 16 (9.1) 15.3 (5.2–44.9) 12.5 (4.1–38.0)
11–20 27 (32.1) 15 (8.6) 28.7 (9.9–82.8) 26.5 (9.0–78.2)
>20 24 (28.5) 17 (9.7) 28.3 (9.3–86.2) 28.9 (9.3–90.2)
Naswar dip duration (minutes)
0 17 (20.2) 126 (72.4) 1.0 1.0
1–5 19 (22.6) 39 (22.2) 8.5 (3.1–23.3) 7.2 (2.5–20.4)
6–10 23 (27.3) 6 (3.4) 67.6 (18.6–245.6) 61.8 (16.6–229.5)
>10 25 (29.7) 3 (1.8) 142.2 (31.1–650.5) 136.2 (29.1–638.2)
Naswar Saliva *
Swallow 20 (29.8) 8 (20.8) 1.0 1.0
Spit 47 (70.1) 40 (79.1) 0.4 (0.1–1.3) 0.4 (0.1–1.4)
Naswar Type
Non-user 17 (20.2) 126 (72.4) 1.0 1.0
Black 50 (59.5) 37 (21.2) 22.2 (8.6–56.7) 21.3 (8.2–55.4)
Green 17 (20.2) 11 (6.3) 25.9 (8.0–83.0) 21.0 (6.4–68.9)

* Ever users only;

OR1: Basic model conditioned for age and sex;

OR2: Basic model adjusted for other MAS variables.