Table 2 Association between different levels of birth weight and occurrence of melanoma in the study population: Mantel–Haenszel test of linear trend
From: Birth weight and melanoma risk: a population-based case–control study
Birth weight (grams) categories | Cases ( N =709) | Controls ( N =108 209) | OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
<2500 | 23 | 4043 | 1.00 | |
2500–3189 | 160 | 22 909 | 1.23 | (0.79–1.90) |
3190–3519 | 176 | 26 664 | 1.16 | (0.75–1.79) |
3520–3859 | 167 | 27 506 | 1.07 | (0.69–1.65) |
⩾3860 | 183 | 27 087 | 1.19 | (0.77–1.84) |
P for trend=0.871 |
