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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2008; 14(9): 1444-1449
Published online Mar 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1444
Table 3 Alcohol drinking in esophageal cancer cases and control subjects
Alcohol drinkingCases (n = 80) %Controls (n = 480) %POR95% CI
Status
Never4 (5.0)132 (27.5)
Former46 (7.5)36 (7.5)
Current20 (87.5)312 (65.0)0.17
Dose
Non-drinker4 (5.0)132 (27.5)1
Light10 (12.5)153 (31.9)0.160.03-0.24
Moderate23 (28.7)117 (24.4)0.850.54-1.07
Heavy43 (53.8)78 (16.2)< 0.00013.201.32-9.65
Total years of drinking
Never40 (50.0)243 (50.6)1
≤ 3017 (21.2)172 (35.8)0.690.36-0.98
> 3023 (28.8)65 (13.5)0.0091.680.96-3.21