Table 2 Odds ratiosa and 95% confidence intervals for biliary tract cancer in relation to gallstones, Shanghai, China

From: Gallstones and the risk of biliary tract cancer: a population-based study in China

 

Controls b

Controls c

Gallbladder cancer

Bile duct cancer

Ampulla of Vater cancer

Gallstones

n

%

n

%

n

%

OR

95% CI

n

%

OR

95% CI

n

%

OR

95% CI

 

959

100.0

902

100.0

368

100.0

  

191

100.0

  

68

100.0

  

Total

 No

735

76.6

735

81.5

60

16.3

1.0

64

33.5

1.0

32

47.1

1.0

 Yesd

224

23.4

167

18.5

308

83.7

23.8

17.0–33.4

127

66.5

8.0

5.6–11.4

36

53.0

4.2

2.5–7.0

Males

 No

313

83.9

313

87.7

24

24.2

1.0

40

40.4

1.0

20

54.1

1.0

 Yesd

60

16.1

44

12.3

75

75.8

23.7

13.3–42.2

59

59.6

8.2

4.9–13.6

17

46.0

4.6

2.3–9.4

Females

 No

422

72.0

422

77.4

36

13.4

1.0

24

26.1

1.0

12

38.7

1.0

 Yesd

164

28.0

123

22.6

233

86.6

24.6

16.1–37.7

68

73.9

7.7

4.6–12.9

19

61.3

3.6

1.7–7.6

  1. Adjusted for age, sex (if applicable), and education level.
  2. bAll population controls. Bile duct cancer and ampulla of Vater cancer were compared with all population controls.
  3. cExcluded population controls with a history of cholecystectomy (n=55) or unknown history (N=2). Gallbladder cancer cases were compared with this group.
  4. dIncluded 59 silent gallstones.