Research Article
Esophageal Cancer, the Topmost Cancer at MTRH in the Rift Valley, Kenya, and Its Potential Risk Factors
Table 1
Summary: risk factors predisposing to cancer of oesophagus.
| | Variable | Cases (%) | Control (%) | OR | 95%CI | value |
| | Smoking | | | | | | | Yes | 44 (27.7) | 21 (13.2) | 2.51 | 1.36–4.66 | 0.001 | | No | 115 (72.3) | 138 (86.8) | | Snuff use | | | | | | | Yes | 9 (5.7) | 2 (1.3) | 4.74 | 0.94–32.32 | 0.031 | | No | 149 (94.3) | 157 (98.7) | | Alcohol | | | | | | | Yes | 62 (39) | 31 (19.5) | 2.64 | 1.55–4.52 | <0.001 | | No | 97 (61) | 128 (80.5) | | Tooth loss | | | | | | | Yes | 75 (47.2) | 23 (14.5) | 5.28 | 2.98–9.41 | <0.001 | | No | 84 (52.8) | 136 (85.5) | | Cooking | | | | | | | Yes | 41 (25.8) | 71 (44.4) | 2.32 | 1.41–3.84 | <0.001 | | No | 118 (74.2) | 88 (55.6) | | Take hot beverage | | | | | | | Yes | 139 (87.4) | 56 (35.3) | 12.78 | 6.98–23.6 | <0.001 | | No | 20 (12.6) | 103 (64.7) | | Use mursik | | | | | | | Yes | 49 (30.7) | 17 (10.5) | 3.72 | 1.96–7.14 | <0.001 | | No | 110 (69.3) | 142 (89.5) |
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CI: confidence intervals; OR: odds ratio.
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