Research Article

The Influence of Type 2 Diabetes and Glucose-Lowering Therapies on Cancer Risk in the Taiwanese

Table 2

Adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for specific types of cancer associated with type 2 diabetes.

Site-specific cancerPatients with type 2 diabetesSubjects without diabetesAdjusted odds ratio value
( )( 8)(95% CI)
Cases%Cases%

Breast6652.2040421.161.111(1.018–1.212)0.018
Prostate5871.8622230.681.137(1.036–1.249)0.007
Colon17391.9872191.071.206(1.142–1.274)<0.001
Lung12262.8142810.631.296(1.214–1.384)<0.001
Liver15282.4755580.821.582(1.491–1.680)<0.001
Stomach5230.8527000.400.920(0.836–1.012)0.088
Pancreas2860.467310.112.038(1.768–2.349)<0.001

Subjects without diabetes as reference and adjustment for sex and age.