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. 2021 Jul 15;11:14567. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94111-w

Table 5.

The association between alcohol drinking and pancreatic cancer risk stratified by the genotypes of ADH1B or ALDH2.

Cases
n (%)
Controls
n (%)
OR (95% CI)a Cases
n (%)
Controls
n (%)
OR (95% CI)a
ADH1B rs1229984 Fast ADH1B (*2/*2) Slow ADH1B (*1/*1 + *1/*2)
Drinking status
Never 81 (38.9) 175 (34.9) Reference 65 (33.7) 138 (33.1) Reference
Occasional 79 (38.0) 241 (48.0) 0.74 (0.48–1.14) 84 (43.5) 227 (54.4) 0.92 (0.57–1.47)
Former regular 19 (9.1) 38 (7.6) 0.70 (0.33–1.49) 13 (6.7) 17 (4.1) 0.78 (0.29–2.12)
Current regular 29 (13.9) 48 (9.6) 0.94 (0.47–1.88) 31 (16.1) 35 (8.4) 1.35 (0.63–2.89)
P-interaction = 0.39
Frequency
Never 81 (38.9) 175 (34.9) Reference 65 (33.7) 138 (33.1) Reference
Occasional 79 (38.0) 241 (48.0) 0.73 (0.47–1.13) 84 (43.5) 227 (54.4) 0.92 (0.57–1.47)
Monthly 3 (1.4) 5 (1.0) 1.55 (0.30–7.92) 3 (1.6) 7 (1.7) 0.63 (0.12–3.18)
Weekly 10 (4.8) 31 (6.2) 0.40 (0.16–1.02) 11 (5.7) 18 (4.3) 1.12 (0.38–3.33)
Daily 29 (13.9) 45 (9.0) 0.87 (0.43–1.77) 23 (11.9) 24 (5.8) 1.10 (0.47–2.61)
Unknown 6 (2.9) 5 (1.0) 7 (3.6) 3 (0.7)
P-interaction = 0.42
Level
Never 81 (38.9) 175 (34.9) Reference 65 (33.7) 138 (33.1) Reference
Occasional 79 (38.0) 241 (48.0) 0.73 (0.48–1.14) 84 (43.5) 227 (54.4) 0.92 (0.57–1.47)
Light 25 (12.0) 51 (10.2) 0.70 (0.33–1.44) 17 (8.8) 38 (9.1) 0.56 (0.24–1.34)
Moderate 2 (1.0) 8 (1.6) 0.20 (0.03–1.23) 4 (2.1) 5 (1.2) 1.74 (0.38–8.00)
Heavy 10 (4.8) 18 (3.6) 0.80 (0.31–2.10) 13 (6.7) 6 (1.4) 2.34 (0.65–8.49)
Unknown 11 (5.3) 9 (1.8) 10 (5.2) 3 (0.7)
P-interaction = 0.15
ALDH2 rs671 Normal ALDH2 (*1/*1) Slow/non-functional ALDH2 (*1/*2 + *2/*2)
Drinking status
Never 54 (28.0) 127 (28.2) Reference 96 (44.4) 191 (39.0) Reference
Occasional 84 (43.5) 238 (52.9) 0.97 (0.59–1.57) 81 (37.5) 239 (48.8) 0.66 (0.44–1.01)
Former regular 16 (8.3) 30 (6.7) 0.80 (0.33–1.92) 18 (8.3) 29 (5.9) 0.66 (0.30–1.48)
Current regular 39 (20.2) 55 (12.2) 1.11 (0.53–2.32) 21 (9.7) 31 (6.3) 1.11 (0.52–2.33)
P-interaction = 0.61
Frequency
Never 54 (28.0) 127 (28.2) Reference 96 (44.4) 191 (39.0) Reference
Occasional 84 (43.5) 238 (52.9) 0.96 (0.59–1.56) 81 (37.5) 239 (48.8) 0.66 (0.44–1.01)
Monthly 3 (1.5) 8 (1.8) 0.96 (0.20–4.69) 3 (1.4) 5 (1.0) 0.98 (0.19–5.11)
Weekly 12 (6.2) 28 (6.2) 0.54 (0.20–1.46) 9 (4.2) 23 (4.7) 0.63 (0.24–1.66)
Daily 31 (16.1) 46 (10.2) 0.91 (0.41–2.03) 23 (10.6) 27 (5.5) 1.04 (0.48–2.23)
Unknown 9 (4.7) 3 (0.7) 4 (1.8) 5 (1.0)
P-interaction = 0.63
Level
Never 54 (28.0) 127 (28.2) Reference 96 (44.4) 191 (39.0) Reference
Occasional 84 (43.5) 238 (52.9) 0.95 (0.58–1.55) 81 (37.5) 239 (48.8) 0.66 (0.44–1.01)
Light 25 (13.0) 56 (12.4) 0.58 (0.26–1.30) 18 (8.3) 35 (7.1) 0.78 (0.36–1.69)
Moderate 4 (2.1) 8 (1.8) 0.63 (0.15–2.66) 2 (0.9) 7 (1.4) 0.34 (0.05–2.44)
Heavy 14 (7.3) 16 (3.6) 1.33 (0.49–3.61) 10 (4.6) 10 (2.0) 1.13 (0.39–3.29)
Unknown 12 (6.2) 5 (1.1) 9 (4.2) 8 (1.6)
P-interaction = 0.61

CI confidence interval, N number, OR odds ratio.

aOR and 95% CI were calculated using unconditional logistic regression, adjusted for sex, age, education, cigarette smoking (pack-years), oral hygiene score, vegetable consumption, allergy, diabetes/glucose intolerance and BMI at two years before the pancreatic cancer diagnosis for the cases or before the interview date for the controls.