DNA Repair Gene XRCC1 and XPD Polymorphisms and Gastric Cancer Risk: A Case-Control Study Outcome from Kashmir, India
Table 2
Association of various dietary and environmental factors with gastric cancer in Kashmir.
Number of cups of salt tea
Cases n (%)
Controls n (%)
Unadjusted OR (95% CI)
Adjusted1 OR (95% CI)
value
1 to 3 cups
47 (27.49)
58 (39.19)
Referent
Referent
—
4 to 6 cups
108 (63.16)
83 (56.08)
1.46 (0.86–2.49)
1.14 (0.32–3.99)
Above 6 cups
16 (9.36)
7 (4.73)
2.04 (0.70–5.96)
0.82 (0.11–5.97)
P trend
0.100
0.937
Family history
No
164 (94.80)
185 (95.85)
Referent
Referent
0.631
Yes
9 (5.20)
8 (4.15)
1.40 (0.52–3.79)
4.80 (0.55–41.9)
Smoking status
Never
64 (38.79)
172 (89.12)
Referent
Referent
<0.001
Ever
101 (61.21)
21 (10.88)
29.38 (9.28–93.05)
25.65 (5.49–119.7)
OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. 1Adjusted ORs (95% CIs) were obtained in conditional logistic regression models with adjustment for residence, gender, family history, chillies, X-ray, smoking, and dried foods. Numbers may not add up to the total due to missing values in some variables.
