Apoptosis | Cases/Controls | OR (95% CI)1
| P |
High (Q3 & Q4)2
| 48/163 | 1.0 (Reference) | -- |
Low (Q1 & Q2) | 89/161 | 1.9 (1.2, 2.8) | 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.