Table 4.

Association between baseline characteristics in HERV-H, HERV-K, and HERV-P env genes or HERV-K pol gene (measured in tumor tissue). Geometric means were adjusted for age, sex, and smoking status.

		HERV-H env				HERV-K env				HERV-P env				HERV-K pol
		Mean	95% CI		P	Mean	95% CI		P	Mean	95% CI		P	Mean	95% CI		P
Cancer location	Left	0.95	0.73	1.24	0.86	0.92	0.70	1.21	0.44	1.02	0.74	1.40	0.36	0.95	0.56	1.62	0.70
	Transverse	1.13	0.38	3.41		1.46	0.47	4.52		1.40	0.39	4.96		2.99	0.21	42.85
	Right	1.09	0.66	1.78		1.26	0.76	2.09		1.61	0.91	2.84		0.98	0.36	2.63
Cancer stage	Advanced	0.92	0.70	1.22	0.41	1,00	0.75	1.34	0.94	1.20	0.86	1.68	0.66	1.18	0.66	2.09	0.38
	Early	1.12	0.77	1.64		1.02	0.68	1.51		1.06	0.67	1.68		0.80	0.40	1.59
Chemotherapy	+	0.78	0.55	1.12	0.11	0.93	0.63	1.36	0.60	1.16	0.74	1.82	0.96	1.10	0.49	2.44	0.78
	–	1.13	0.86	1.49		1.05	0.78	1.41		1.14	0.81	1.61		0.97	0.57	1.64
Histologic analysis	Tubular/villous	0.98	0.59	1.64	0.98	0.96	0.56	1.64	0.85	1.02	0.53	1.94	0.68	0.54	0.22	1.32	0.11
	Tubular	0.99	0.77	1.27		1.02	0.78	1.32		1.18	0.87	1.59		1.23	0.74	2.05