Research Article

Association of Resistin Gene Polymorphisms with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression and Development

Table 6

Combined effect of betel quid chewing and RETN haplotypes on OSCC development.

Betel quid chewingRETN haplotypeControlsPatientsAOR (95% CI)
n = 2400n = 1870

YesA-T-G-G33 (1.4%)179 (9.6%)18.390 (12.333-27.421)
YesOthers365 (15.2%)1311 (70.1%)12.774 (10.666-15.300)
NoA-T-G-G224 (9.3%)47 (2.5%)1.203 (0.856-1.690)
NoOthers1778 (74.1%)333 (17.8%)1.000 (reference)

Other haplotypes included G-T-G-G, G-C-G-G, A-T-C-A, A-T-C-G, G-T-C-G, G-T-C-A, A-C-C-A, G-C-C-G, A-C-G-G, A-C-C-G, G-C-C-A, A-T-G-A, and G-C-G-A.
Multivariate analysis adjusted for the effects of tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption.
p<0.001.
OSCC: oral squamous cell carcinoma.