Table 1 Personal Medical History of HL Cases and Controls
From: Ethnicity and incidence of Hodgkin lymphoma in Canadian population
| Â | HL (n = 316) | Controls (n = 1506) | ORa (95% Cl) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % | Â |
Asthma | 22 | 7.0 | 107 | 7.1 | 0.90 (0.53, 1.54) |
Acne | 30 | 9.5 | 48 | 3.2 | 2.05 (1.21, 3.48) |
Chicken pox | 155 | 49.0 | 638 | 42.4 | 0.94 (0.71, 1.25) |
Diabetes | 12 | 3.8 | 99 | 6.6 | 1.08 (0.55, 2.09) |
Hay fever | 28 | 8.9 | 155 | 10.3 | 0.68 (0.43, 1.07) |
Measles | 153 | 48.4 | 888 | 59.0 | 0.76 (0.57,0.99) |
Mumps | 137 | 43.3 | 661 | 43.9 | 1.11 (0.85,1.47) |
Mononucleuosis | 23 | 7.3 | 48 | 3.2 | 1.30 (0.74, 2.72) |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 8 | 2.53 | 88 | 5.84 | 0.78 (0.36, 1.69) |
Rheumatic fever | 4 | 1.3 | 36 | 2.4 | 0.87 (0.29, 2.58) |
Shingles | 28 | 8.9 | 87 | 5.8 | 2.16 (1.31,3.56) |
Ringworm | 14 | 4.4 | 89 | 5.9 | 0.74 (0.40, 1.37) |
Urinary tract infection | 24 | 7.6 | 155 | 10.3 | 1.06 (0.66,1.72) |
Whooping cough | 30 | 9.5 | 220 | 14.6 | 0.90 (0.57, 1.40) |
Allergies | 77 | 24.4 | 378 | 25.1 | 0.81 (0.60, 1.11) |
Allergy desensitization shots | 19 | 6.6 | 114 | 8.1 | 0.66 (0.38, 1.14) |
Patch skin test for allergy | 14 | 5.0 | 60 | 4.3 | 1.14 (0.59, 2.20) |
Treatment for head or body lice or scabies | 21 | 7.3 | 124 | 8.7 | 0.68 (0.41, 1.15) |
Tonsillectomy | 76 | 26.5 | 429 | 30.1 | 1.02 (0.74, 1.41) |
First degree relative with cancer | 104 | 34.0 | 498 | 33.8 | 1.79 (1.33, 2.42) |