Table 4.
Unadjusted and Fully Adjusted Associations between Age at Oral Cavity Cancer Diagnosis (Odds of Getting Diagnosed at Age ≤45 Years) and Rurality, Covariates of Interest
| Exposure/covariates | Unadjusted |
Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | Reference | |
| Female | 1.35 (0.92–1.98) | |
| Race | ||
| White | Reference | Reference |
| Black | 2.14 (1.29–3.54)a | 1.93 (1.05–3.54)a |
| Other | 1.32 (0.74–2.35) | 1.25 (0.59–2.68) |
| Smoking status | ||
| Never | Reference | Reference |
| Current | 0.58 (0.32–1.04) | 0.62 (0.34–1.11) |
| Former | 0.55 (0.31–0.97)a | 0.57 (0.32–1.02) |
| Alcohol status | ||
| Never | Reference | |
| Current | 0.94 (0.61–1.46) | |
| Former | 0.88 (0.40–1.91) | |
| Rurality | ||
| Urban counties | Reference | Reference |
| Rural counties | 0.49 (0.31–0.78)a | 0.49 (0.27–0.89)a |
a
p<0.05.