Table 2.
The association and semi-Bayes (SB) adjusted association of raw garlic consumption with liver cancer in the Jiangsu Study (2003–2010).
| Variables | Case n = 2011 | % | Control n = 7933 | % | Crude | Adjusted a | SB-Adjusted b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% PI | |||||
| Raw garlic consumption | ||||||||||
| Never | 907 | 45.5 | 3628 | 46.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| <twice a week | 832 | 41.7 | 3048 | 38.6 | 1.09 | 0.98–1.21 | 1.02 | 0.84–1.23 | 1.02 | 0.84–1.23 |
| ≥Twice a week | 256 | 12.8 | 1220 | 15.5 | 0.84 | 0.72–0.98 | 0.78 | 0.62–1.01 | 0.79 | 0.62–1.00 |
| p-trend | 0.234 | 0.100 | ||||||||
| Raw garlic consumption | ||||||||||
| Never or <twice/week | 1739 | 87.2 | 6676 | 84.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| ≥Twice a week | 256 | 12.8 | 1220 | 15.5 | 0.81 | 0.70–0.93 | 0.77 | 0.62–0.96 | 0.77 | 0.62–0.96 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; SB, semi-Bayes adjustment; PI, posterior interval; HBsAg, Hepatitis B surface antigen. a Adjusted for age (continuous), gender (male = 1, female = 0), education level (illiteracy = 0, primary school = 1, middle school = 2, high school or college = 3), married (yes = 1, no = 0), family income 10 years ago per capita (RMB Yuan/year continuous), BMI (continuous), having a family history of liver cancer (yes = 1, no = 0), pack-year of smoking (continuous), ethanol consumption (mL/week, continuous), history of eating mold-contaminated food (yes = 1, no = 0), history of drinking raw water (yes = 1, no = 0), HBsAg status (positive = 1, negative = 0), anti-HCV (positive = 1, negative = 0) and study area (Dafeng = 1, Ganyu = 2, Chuzhou = 3, Tongshan = 4). b Semi-Bayes adjustment using prior: 1.00, 95% CI: 0.25, 4.00.