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Table 4 Adjusted Odds Ratios (OR's) for association of sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy receipt with advanced stage at diagnosis of non-small lung cancer, stratified by age, sex, and smoking status

From: Lung cancer stage at diagnosis: Individual associations in the prospective VITamins and lifestyle (VITAL) cohort

Sigmoidoscopy/Colonoscopy

Advanced Stage

Regional/Distant/Unknown

 

OR

95% CI

Age*

  

Age <65

0.70

(0.32 - 1.55)

Age ≥65

0.53

(0.30 - 0.94)

   P for interaction

0.68

Gender**

  

Women

0.59

(0.31 - 1.14)

Men

0.52

(0.27 - 1.00)

   P for interaction

0.63

Smoking Status***

  

Current smoker

0.65

(0.30 - 1.42)

Former, Quit <10 yr

0.19

(0.04 - 0.87)

Former, Quit ≥10 yr

0.56

(0.28 - 1.16)

   P for interaction

0.46

  1. *Adjusted for gender, smoking status, income (included missing as a category), education, race/ethnicity, comorbidity, & self-reported emphysema
  2. **Adjusted for age, smoking status, income (included missing as a category), education, race/ethnicity, comorbidity, & self-reported emphysema
  3. ***Adjusted for age, gender, income (included missing as a category), education, race/ethnicity, comorbidity, & self-reported COPD
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BMC Cancer

ISSN: 1471-2407

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