Table 2 The associations of allergy with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by allergic diseases.
From: Allergies and risk of head and neck cancer: a case–control study
Characteristics | Case (300) | Control (379) | All HNSCC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR* (95% CI) | |||
Any allergies | ||||
No | 257 (85.67) | 274 (72.30) | Referent | Referent |
Yes | 43 (14.33) | 105 (27.70) | 0.43 (0.29, 0.64) | 0.42 (0.28, 0.65) |
Asthma | ||||
No | 269 (89.67) | 310 (81.79) | Referent | Referent |
Yes | 31 (10.33) | 69 (18.21) | 0.51 (0.32, 0.81) | 0.42 (0.25, 0.69) |
Allergic rhinitis | ||||
No | 292 (97.33) | 340 (89.71) | Referent | Referent |
Yes | 8 (2.67) | 39 (10.29) | 0.23 (0.10, 0.51) | 0.31 (0.13, 0.70) |
Eczema/Atopic dermatitis | ||||
No | 297 (99) | 345 (91.03) | Referent | Referent |
Yes | 3 (1) | 34 (8.97) | 0.10 (0.03, 0.33) | 0.12 (0.03, 0.41) |
Food allergy | ||||
No | 297 (99) | 355 (93.67) | Referent | Referent |
Yes | 3 (1) | 24 (6.33) | 0.14 (0.04, 0.50) | 0.19 (0.05, 0.66) |
Drug allergy | ||||
No | 296 (98.67) | 363 (95.78) | Referent | Referent |
Yes | 4 (1.33) | 16 (4.22) | 0.30 (0.10, 0.92) | 0.25 (0.07, 0.84) |
