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Table 1 Adjusted odds ratios (OR), population attributable fractions (PAF) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for HNSCC associated with tobacco, alcohol, family history of HNC, low BMI, Hr-HPV and at-risk occupations

From: Head and neck cancer risk factors in the French West Indies

Risk factor

Cases

Controls

      

n

n

ORa

95% CIa

ORb

95% CIb

PAFb

95% CIb

Tobacco smoking

 Ever

114

142

6.72

(4.24–10.64)

5.86

(3.47–9.90)

65.7%

(51.7–75.6)

 Never

30

263

1

ref

1

ref

1

ref

 Missing

1

0

      

Daily alcohol

 Ever

96

112

4.95

(3.24–7.58)

3.03

(1.85–4.95)

44.3%

(27.3–57.3)

 Never

49

293

1

ref

1

ref

1

ref

 Missing

0

0

      

Family history of HNC

 Yes

13

14

3.67

(1.66–8.08)

4.70

(1.81–12.22)

8.9%

(1.1–16.1)

 No

108

387

1

ref

1

ref

1

ref

 Missing

24

4

      

Body mass index

 BMI < 18.5

12

10

4.63

(1.89–11.33)

4.96

(1.69–14.59)

9.0%

(1.2–16.1)

 BMI ≥ 18.5

110

391

1

ref

1

ref

1

ref

 Missing

23

4

      

Oral HPV Status

 Hr-HPV+

19

30

2.31

(1.34–3.99)

2.39

(1.23–4.63)

15.1%

(3.9–25.0)

 Hr-HPV-

73

277

1

ref

1

ref

1

ref

 Missing

53

98

      

At-risk occupational activity

 Ever

56

87

2.08

(1.37–3.17)

2.78

(1.66–4.66)

24.7%

(12.1–35.5)

 Never

89

318

1

ref

1

ref

1

ref

 Missing

0

0

      
  1. French West Indies, 2013–2016
  2. Analyses performed using imputed data (145 cases 405 controls)
  3. aAdjusted for age, sex, and region (variables used for frequency matching)
  4. bAdjusted for age, sex, region and all the risk factors in the table (ever tobacco, ever daily alcohol, Hr-HPV, low body mass index, family history of HNC and at-risk occupational activity)