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Table 3 Association of individual variables with patient status.

From: LINE-1 methylation is inherited in familial testicular cancer kindreds

Variables

Healthy Males

TGCT Cases

OR† (95% CI)

 

No.

(%)

No.

(%)

 

Age:

     

   0-25

27

(23.68)

11

(7.28)

1.00 (ref)

   26-50

34

(29.82)

108

(71.52)

8.30 (3.62, 19.05)

   51-75

47

(41.23)

31

(20.53)

1.72 (0.72, 4.10)

   76-100

6

(5.26)

1

(0.66)

0.52 (0.05, 4.92)

Alcohol use:

    

   Never

25

(30.86)

39

(26.90)

1.00 (ref)

   Former

14

(17.28)

33

(22.76)

1.12 (0.45, 2.77)

   Current

42

(51.85)

73

(50.34)

0.78 (0.38, 1.64)

Smoking status:

    

   Never

41

(50.00)

97

(66.44)

1.00 (ref)

   Former

28

(34.15)

38

(26.03)

0.67 (0.33, 1.35)

   Current

13

(15.85)

11

(7.53)

0.42 (0.16, 1.14)

Microlithiasis

    

   No

23

(88.46)

32

(59.26)

1.00 (ref)

   Yes

3

(11.54)

22

(40.74)

5.69 (1.41, 23.04)

  1. † Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) adjusted for age and/or microlithiasis status.