Apoptosis
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Cases/Controls
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OR (95% CI)1
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P
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High (Q3 & Q4)2
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48/163
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1.0 (Reference)
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--
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Low (Q1 & Q2)
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89/161
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1.9 (1.2, 2.8)
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0.003
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1 Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI); odds of having colorectal adenomas No confounders were identified so final model contained only apoptosis score.
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2 Q = quartile; Using the median in controls, apoptosis was divided into low (below the median; quartiles 1 and 2 combined) and high (above the median; quartiles 3 and 4 combined) categories.