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. 2017 Aug 22;8(14):2676–2683. doi: 10.7150/jca.19665

Table 4.

The associations of ABO blood type, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking and family history of cancer with the risk of NK/T cell lymphoma.

Cases
(N=417)
Controls
(N=488)
Univariable Multivariable
Variable No. % No. % OR 95%CI p AOR* 95%CI p
ABO blood type
A 98 24.69 132 27.0 1(reference) 1(reference)
B 101 25.44 122 25.0 1.115 0.769-1.616 0.565 1.096 0.752-1.597 0.635
AB 32 8.06 31 6.4 1.390 0.795-2.431 0.248 1.387 0.788-2.441 0.257
O 166 41.81 203 41.6 1.101 0.790-1.535 0.569 1.081 0.772-1.513 0.650
Cigarette smoking
Never 316 75.8 367 75.2 1(reference) 1(reference)
Ever 101 24.2 121 24.8 0.969 0.715-1.314 0.841 0.762 0.517-1.123 0.762
Alcohol drinking
Never 352 84.4 433 88.7 1(reference) 1(reference)
Ever 65 15.6 55 11.3 1.454 0.989-2.138 0.057 1.675 1.054-2.660 0.029
Family history of cancer
No 383 91.8 453 92.8 1(reference) 1(reference)
Yes 34 8.2 35 7.2 1.149 0.703-1.878 0.579 1.194 0.719-1.983 0.494

The AOR* was adjusted by sex, age (as a continuous variable), ABO blood type, HBV infection status, smoking status, alcohol drinking and a family history of cancers.

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.