Table 4.
The association between gestational age and the risks of CNS tumors and leukemia
Gestational age | Controls | Cases | OR | 95%CI | P value | |
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Lower | Upper | |||||
For the analysis of CNS tumor risk | ||||||
< 37 weeks | 54 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.405 |
37–39 weeks | 331 | 38 | 1 | Reference | ||
40–41 weeks | 366 | 20 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | <0.001 |
> 41 weeks | 71 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.048 |
P for trend = 0.001 | ||||||
For the analysis of Leukemia risk | ||||||
< 37 weeks | 54 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.842 |
37–39 weeks | 331 | 51 | 1 | Reference | ||
40–41 weeks | 366 | 52 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.175 |
> 41 weeks | 71 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.659 |
P for trend = 0.930 |
ORs and corresponding 95%CIs and p values were adjusted for sex, ethnicity, year of birth, age at diagnosis, maternal age, birth weight (5-category variable) and DOE sites