Table 3 Subgroup analysis of the associations between blood cadmium and EC, CRC.

From: Blood metal levels predict digestive tract cancer risk using machine learning in a U.S. cohort

Variable

Esophagus Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

OR (95% CI)

p-Value

OR (95% CI)

p-Value

Age

    

< 60

1.07(1.05,1.09)

< 0.0001

1.00(0.96,1.04)

0.87

≥ 60

1.05(1.02,1.08)

< 0.001

1.02(0.97,1.07)

0.43

Gender

    

Male

1.08(1.06,1.10)

< 0.0001

0.99(0.93,1.05)

0.69

Female

1.04(0.99,1.09)

0.15

1.02(0.99,1.06)

0.17

Race

    

Non-Hispanic Black

1.09(1.05,1.12)

< 0.0001

0.96(0.91,1.01)

0.11

Non-Hispanic White

1.06(1.04,1.09)

< 0.0001

1.01(0.98,1.05)

0.52

Mexican American

1.00(0.99,1.02)

0.62

1.02(0.97,1.06)

0.47

Other Hispanic

1.01(0.99,1.02)

0.56

1.05(0.98,1.13)

0.18

Other Race

1.00(0.99,1.01)

0.78

1.05(1.02,1.07)

< 0.001

Smoke

    

No

1.06(0.93,1.21)

0.39

1.13(1.06,1.20)

< 0.001

Yes

1.03(1.01,1.04)

0.004

0.99(0.89,1.09)

0.76