Table 3 Birth weight and risk for malignant melanoma: adjustment for multiconfounding effect of gender, place of birth and parental age at the time of birth, using multivariate logistic model
From: Birth weight and melanoma risk: a population-based case–control study
Variable | OR | 95% CI | P -value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Birth weight (grams) | |||
<2500 | 0.81 | 0.52–1.26 | 0.352 |
⩾2500 | 1.0 | ||
Gender | |||
Female | 2.38 | 2.02–2.80 | <0.001 |
Male | 1.0 | ||
Place of birth | |||
South Norway | 1.27 | 1.06–1.53 | 0.010 |
North Norway | 1.0 | ||
Mother's age | |||
Continuous | 0.99 | 0.96–1.01 | 0.236 |
Father's age | |||
Continuous | 1.01 | 0.99–1.03 | 0.382 |
