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. 2022 Apr 19;149(3):1285–1293. doi: 10.1007/s00432-022-03998-z

Table 4.

Association between antibiotic therapy and cancer by cancer sites (multivariable logistic regression models)

Antibiotic therapy OR (95% CI)
Digestive organs (n = 33,174) Respiratory organs (n = 15,392) Prostate (n = 22,496) Breast (n = 29,354) Skin (n = 45,680) Urinary tract (n = 14,644) Lymphoid and hematopoietic tissue (n = 28,184)
Any antibiotic drug
 ≤ 6000 mg 1.03 (0.97–1.09) 1.16 (1.06–1.27)* 1.10 (1.03–1.20)* 0.97 (0.91–1.03) 1.02 (0.97–1.07) 1.14 (1.04–1.25)* 1.02 (0.96–1.09)
 > 6000 mg 1.09 (1.03–1.14)* 1.44 (1,34–1.55)* 1.17 (1.10–1.25)* 1.08 (1.02–1.14) 1.09 (1.04–1.13) 1.32 (1.22–1.42)* 1.35 (1.28–1.42)*
Tetracyclines
 ≤ 2000 mg 0.93 (0.83–1.04) 1.07 (0.92–1.24) 0.99 (0.86–1.14) 0.92 (0.82–1.04) 1.00 (0.91–1.09) 1.02 (0.85–1.21) 1.04 (0.92–1.16)
 > 2000 mg 0.95 (0.81–1.11) 0.78 (0.63–0.95) 0.96 (0.81–1.15) 0.93 (0.80–1.11) 0.97 (0.86–1.09) 0.70 (0.56–0.88)* 1.02 (0.87–1.20)
Penicillins
 ≤ 20,000 mg 1.02 (0.94–1.10) 1.33 (1.20–1.47)* 0.92 (0.84–1.02) 0.99 (0.91–1.07) 0.98 (0.92–1.05) 0.96 (0.86–1.08) 1.17 (1.09–1.27)*
 > 20,000 mg 0.98 (0.88–1.11) 1.42 (1.22–1.64)* 0.92 (0.79–1.07) 0.89 (0.79–1.02) 1.10 (1.00–1.21) 0.91 (0.77–1.08) 1.10 (0.97–1.23)
Cephalosporins
 ≤ 6000 mg 1.06 (0.98–1.16) 1.32 (1.17–1.48)* 1.03 (0.92–1.15) 1.13 (1.03–1.24) 1.17 (1.09–1.26) 1.21 (1.06–1.37) 1.13 (1.03–1.23)
 > 6000 mg 1.14 (1.03–1.26) 1.47 (1.29–1.66)* 1.01 (0.89–1.15) 1.40 (1.25–1.56)* 1.11 (1.03–1.21) 1.14 (0.98–1.32) 1.50 (1.35–1.66)*
Sulfonamides and trimethoprim
 ≤ 9600 mg 0.89 (0.76–1.04) 1.01 (0.80–1.27) 1.18 (0.91–1.53) 1.01 (0.87–1.16) 1.13 (0.99–1.28) 1.79 (1.42–2.25)* 0.87 (0.74–1.02)
 > 9600 mg 1.06 (0.85–1.32) 0.74 (0.53–1.01) 1.13 (0.78–1.63) 1.16 (0.95–1.42) 0.85 (0.72–1.01) 1.74 (1.28–2.36)* 1.31 (1.07–1.60)*
Macrolides
 ≤ 3000 mg 0.97 (0.90–1.05) 1.01 (0.91–1.13) 1.00 (0.90–1.10) 0.91 (0.84–0.99) 0.99 (0.93–1.05) 0.91 (0.80–1.03) 0.98 (0.90–1.06)
 > 3000 mg 1.00 (0.92–1.09) 1.15 (1.02–1.28) 1.09 (0.96–1.22) 1.07 (0.98–1.17) 0.98 (0.91–1.05) 0.90 (0.78–1.03) 1.20 (1.10–1.31)*
Quinolones
 ≤ 5000 mg 1.12 (1.04–1.20) 1.11 (1.00–1.24) 1.21 (1.10–1.33)* 0.92 (0.85–1.00) 1.00 (0.94–1.07) 1.64 (1.38–1.71)* 1.01 (0.93–1.09)
 > 5000 mg 1.16 (1.06–1.27) 1.07 (0.95–1.20) 1.47 (1.31–1.66)* 1.09 (0.99–1.20) 0.99 (0.91–1.06) 1.57 (1.38–1.78)* 1.20 (1.09–1.32)*

*p < 0.001

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval