Table 2

All subjects combined

FactorsCases n=215Controls n=313Univariate resultsMultivariate results 
OR (95% CI)p Value Adjusted OR (95% CI)p Value
Smoking history:
 (1) Current14(10.61)41(21.35)0.437 (0.228–0.839)0.0130.514 (0.262–1.01)0.054
 Non-smoker118(89.39)151(78.65)1
 (2) Ex-smoker83(41.29)121(44.49)0.878 (0.607–1.27)0.4890.907 (0.618–1.33)0.621
 Non-smoker118(58.71)151(55.51)1
Number of years exposed to pesticide:1.05 (1.01–1.09)0.0181.05 (0.992–1.11)0.090
Tea (cups per day)
 <1102(47.44)117(37.38)1.51 (1.06–2.15)0.0211.35 (0.931–1.95)0.114
 ⩾1113(52.56)196(62.62)1
Family history:
 History7(3.26)2(0.64)5.21 (1.07–25.3)0.0414.04 (0.802–20.4)0.091
 No history208(96.74)311(99.36)1
Pesticide exposure in farming:
 Pesticide19(8.84)16(5.11)1.80 (0.903–3.58)0.0950.754 (0.257–2.22)0.608
 No pesticide196(91.16)297(94.89)1
Percentage of stay in rural area1.01 (0.999–1.01)0.1221.00 (0.995–1.01)0.408
Vitamin or cod liver oil supplement (times/week):
 <1184(85.58)280(89.46)0.700 (0.414–1.18)0.1820.685 (0.396–1.19)0.178
 ⩾131(14.42)33(10.54)1
Consume raw vegetables (times/week):
 <1210(97.67)309(98.72)0.544 (0.144–2.05)0.3680.577 (0.149–2.23)0.426
 ⩾15(2.33)4(1.28)1
Fruit consumption (times per week):
 <111(5.12)19(6.07)0.834 (0.389–1.79)0.6420.850 (0.383–1.89)0.689
 ⩾1204(94.88)294(93.93)1
Vegetable consumption (times/week):
 <12(0.93)2(0.64)1.46 (0.204–10.4)0.7061.58 (0.215–11.6)0.655
 ⩾1213(99.07)311(99.36)1
Drinking well water:
134(62.33)193(61.66)1.03 (0.719–1.47)0.8771.04 (0.701–1.54)0.850
81(37.67)120(38.34)
Farming:
84(39.07)124(39.62)0.977 (0.685–1.39)0.9000.919 (0.592–1.43)0.709
131(60.93)189(60.38)