Family history of cancer, personal history of medical conditions and risk of oral cavity cancer in France: the ICARE study

Table 2 Risks of oral cavity cancer associated with personal medical conditions

Personal medical conditions	Cases N	Controls N	OR (95% CI)^*
Tuberculosis
Never	650	3228	1 (reference)
Ever	29	136	1.6 (0.9-2.5)
Chronic bronchitis
Never	571	3032	1 (reference)
Ever	105	343	1.7 (1.2-2.4)
Asthma
Never	632	3090	1 (reference)
Ever	48	284	1.1 (0.7-1.7)
Recurrent rhinitis
Never	623	2843	1 (reference)
Ever	53	519	0.6 (0.4-0.9)
Recurrent nose bleeds
Never	632	3043	1 (reference)
Ever	45	327	0.9 (0.6-1.4)
Nasal polyps
Never	672	3251	1 (reference)
Ever	5	113	0.3 (0.1-0.9)
Recurrent sinusitis
Never	590	2796	1 (reference)
Ever	88	578	0.7 (0.5-1.0)
Gastro-oesophageal reflux
Never	591	2612	1 (reference)
Ever	85	753	0.5 (0.4-0.7)
Herpetic lesions
Never	625	2964	1 (reference)
Ever^‡	49	400	0.9 (0.6-1.4)
Lip	41	347	0.8 (0.5-1.2)
Genitals	4	34	1.2 (0.4-3.9)
Candidiasis
Never	645	3224	1 (reference)
Ever^‡	28	136	1.6 (0.9-2.8)
Oral cavity	14	80	5.0 (2.1-12.1)
Genitals	6	47	1.0 (0.3-2.7)
Skin warts
Never	461	1909	1 (reference)
Ever^§	215	1458	0.8 (0.6-1.1)
Hands	170	1101	0.8 (0.6-1.0)
Feet	39	327	0.7 (0.5-1.2)
Head and neck	8	111	0.5 (0.2-1.3)

^*OR adjusted for age, gender, area of residence, education level, tobacco smoking (duration, quantity and status), alcohol drinking (quantity) and BMI two years before the interview.
^‡Location of herpetic lesions and candidiasis not reported by 24 subjects and 17 subjects, respectively.
^§Multiple locations reported by 83 subjects.

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