Research Article

Polymorphisms of TNF-α -308 G/A and IL-8 -251 T/A Genes Associated with Urothelial Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study

Table 2

Dose-response relationship between cigarette smoking profiles and the odds ratio (OR) for urothelial carcinoma (UC).

UC casesControlsAge/sex-adjusted OR (95% CI)Multivariate-adjusted OR (95% CI)

Cigarette smoking (packs/day)
01523791.001.00
0~11081691.69 (1.10~2.61)1.90 (1.19~3.03)
>127262.39 (1.62~3.54)2.33 (1.52~3.55)
Cigarette smoking (years)
01533791.001.00
0~31491011.46 (0.93~2.27)1.49 (0.92~2.39)
>3185942.59 (1.74~3.86)2.74 (1.77~4.24)
Cigarette smoking (pack years)
01533791.001.00
0~1835811.19 (0.73~1.94)1.30 (0.78~2.19)
>18991142.62 (1.80~3.81)2.64 (1.75~3.99)

Multivariate ORs were adjusted for age, gender, educational level, and alcohol consumption. < 0.05. CI: confidence interval.