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Table 4 Type of used oil used in case and controls

From: Nutrition and lung cancer: a case control study in Iran

Type of oil

 

Controls (%)

Case (%)

ORa(95% CI)

P_value

Mixed vegetable oils

No

290 (60.5)

167 (72.3)

Referent

-

Yes

189 (39.5)

64 (27.7)

0.71 (0.48-1.06)

0.09

Sunflower oil

No

255 (47.2)

185 (82.3)

Referent

-

Yes

252 (52.8)

40 (17.8)

0.13 (0.08-0.23)

<0.0001

Cornflower oil

No

272 (57.0)

201 (88.2)

Referent

-

Yes

205 (43.0)

27 (11.8)

0.11 (0.06-0.21)

<0.0001

Vegetable ghee

No

15 (44.4)

31 (12.8)

Referent

-

Yes

269 (55.6)

211 (87.2)

5.89 (3.6-9.62)

<0.0001

Animal ghee

No

308 (63.9)

110 (46.0)

Referent

-

Yes

174 (36.1)

129 (54.0)

1.89 (1.30-2.74)

0.001

  1. aAdjusted for smoking, ethnicity, marital status and education.