Table 6.
Betel quid chewing | RETN haplotype | Controls | Patients | AOR (95% CI)b |
---|---|---|---|---|
n = 2400 | n = 1870 | |||
Yes | A-T-G-G | 33 (1.4%) | 179 (9.6%) | 18.390 (12.333-27.421)c |
Yes | Othersa | 365 (15.2%) | 1311 (70.1%) | 12.774 (10.666-15.300)c |
No | A-T-G-G | 224 (9.3%) | 47 (2.5%) | 1.203 (0.856-1.690) |
No | Othersa | 1778 (74.1%) | 333 (17.8%) | 1.000 (reference) |
aOther haplotypes included G-T-G-G, G-C-G-G, A-T-C-A, A-T-C-G, G-T-C-G, G-T-C-A, A-C-C-A, G-C-C-G, A-C-G-G, A-C-C-G, G-C-C-A, A-T-G-A, and G-C-G-A.
bMultivariate analysis adjusted for the effects of tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption.
c p<0.001.
OSCC: oral squamous cell carcinoma.