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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 May 19;29(8):1577–1585. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0378

Table 2.

Odds ratios (OR) for immune cell ratio and pancreatic cancer risk in cohorts (nested case-control study).

Age-adjusted Model
Multivariate-adjusted Modela
Cases/Controls OR (95% CI) Case/Controls OR (95% CI)
CD4/CD8 Ratio
Q1 (< 1.25) 97 / 108 ref. 96 / 108 ref.
Q2 (1.26 – 1.88) 101 / 107 1.06(0.72, 1.56) 100 / 107 1.07(0.72, 1.58)
Q3 (1.89 – 2.73) 91 / 108 0.95(0.64, 1.41) 90 / 106 0.97(0.65, 1.45)
Q4 (≥ 2.74) 104 / 108 1.08(0.73, 1.58) 104 / 107 1.10(0.74, 1.62)
p for continuous = 0.84 p for continuous = 0.76
Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio
Q1 (< 1.29) 97 / 108 ref. 97 / 108 ref.
Q2 (1.30 – 1.69) 82 / 107 0.85(0.57, 1.27) 82 / 106 0.85(0.57, 1.27)
Q3 (1.70 – 2.26) 108 / 108 1.11(0.76, 1.63) 106 / 107 1.09(0.74, 1.61)
Q4 (≥ 2.27) 106 / 108 1.09(0.75, 1.60) 105 / 107 1.10(0.75, 1.61)
p for continuous = 0.40 p for continuous = 0.41
B cell /Lymphocyte Ratio
Q1 (< 0.10) 96 / 108 ref. 96 / 106 ref.
Q2 (0.11 – 0.13) 84 / 107 0.89(0.60, 1.32) 83 / 106 0.87(0.59, 1.30)
Q3 (0.14 – 0.17) 100 / 108 1.05(0.71, 1.55) 100 / 108 1.04(0.71, 1.54)
Q4 (≥ 0.18) 113 / 108 1.19(0.81, 1.75) 111 / 108 1.15(0.78, 1.71)
p for continuous = 0.26 p for continuous = 0.34
T cell/Lymphocyte Ratio
Q1 (< 0.58) 103 / 108 ref. 102 / 108 ref.
Q2 (0.59 – 0.64) 95 / 107 0.94(0.64, 1.38) 93 / 106 0.94(0.63, 1.39)
Q3 (0.65 – 0.69) 101 / 108 0.99(0.68, 1.46) 101 / 108 1.01(0.69, 1.50)
Q4 (≥ 0.70) 94 / 108 0.93(0.63, 1.37) 94 / 106 0.97(0.65, 1.44)
p for continuous = 0.78 p for continuous = 0.97
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Adjusted for age, cohort, date of blood draw, and smoking.