Table 4.
Frequency of maternal use of personal care product use and TGCT risk, The STEED Study, 2002–2005.
| Mothers of sons with TGCT (Cases) (n = 527) n (%) |
Mothers of sons without TGCT (Controls) (n = 562) n (%) |
Odds Ratio* (95% CI) |
p-trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfume | 0.44 | |||
| > Once/week | 191 (37.8) | 214 (39.2) | 0.89 (0.65–1.20) | |
| ≤ Once/week | 146 (28.9) | 166 (30.4) | 0.91 (0.66–1.26) | |
| No use | 168 (33.3) | 166 (30.4) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Hairspray | 0.25 | |||
| > Once/week | 203 (40.4) | 203 (37.2) | 1.17 (0.89–1.55) | |
| ≤ Once/week | 68 (13.5) | 66 (12.1) | 1.24 (0.82–1.88) | |
| No use | 232 (46.1) | 277 (50.7) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Nail Polish | 0.98 | |||
| > Once/week | 29 (5.8) | 24 (4.4) | 1.11 (0.62–2.01) | |
| ≤ Once/week | 153 (30.5) | 180 (32.9) | 0.95 (0.72–1.26) | |
| No use | 319 (63.7) | 344 (62.8) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Hair Dye | 0.37 | |||
| > Once/week | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | ** | |
| ≤ Once/week | 57 (11.2) | 71 (12.8) | 0.80 (0.54–1.18) | |
| No use | 450 (88.4) | 483 (87.0) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Permanent Wave | 0.18 | |||
| > Once/week | 3 (0.6) | 1 (0.2) | ** | |
| ≤ Once/week | 124 (24.9) | 117 (21.4) | 1.18 (0.86–1.62) | |
| No use | 372 (74.6) | 428 (78.4) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Face Lotion | 0.01 | |||
| > Once/week | 194 (38.2) | 168 (30.4) | 1.42 (1.08–1.86) | |
| ≤ Once/week | 9 (1.8) | 15 (2.7) | 0.77 (0.31–1.91) | |
| No use | 305 (60.0) | 369 (66.9) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Body Lotion | 0.09 | |||
| > Once/week | 190 (37.1) | 169 (30.5) | 1.27 (0.97–1.67) | |
| ≤ Once/week | 23 (4.5) | 22 (4.0) | 1.20 (0.63–2.26) | |
| No use | 299 (58.4) | 364 (65.6) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Deodorant | 0.09 | |||
| > Once/week | 488 (95.3) | 518 (93.5) | 1.80 (0.94–3.44) | |
| ≤ Once/week | 6 (1.2) | 6 (1.1) | ** | |
| No use | 18 (3.5) | 30 (5.4) | 1.00 (referent) | |
| Sunscreen | 0.09 | |||
| > Once/week | 14 (2.8) | 22 (4.0) | 0.74 (0.37–1.49) | |
| ≤ Once/week | 31 (6.1) | 54 (9.8) | 0.63 (0.39–1.02) | |
| No use | 462 (91.1) | 475 (86.2) | 1.00 (referent) |
*
Models adjusted for maternal age at delivery, race, duration of product use, weight gain during pregnancy, son’s age at diagnosis, family history of TGCT, and cryptorchidism.
**
Odds ratio not calculated due to small numbers.