Table 2 Population attributable fractions (PAF) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of all risk factors combined for HNSCC, overall and by subgroups
From: Head and neck cancer risk factors in the French West Indies
Cases | Controls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | n | PAF | 95% CI | |
HNSCC | 145 | 405 | 89.0% | (82.0–93.2) |
By subsite | ||||
Oropharynx | 58 | 405 | 88.5% | (75.9–94.5) |
Non-oropharynx | 86 | 405 | 90.0% | (81.2–94.7) |
By Sex | ||||
Men | 127 | 306 | 93.4% | (87.5–96.5) |
Women | 18 | 99 | 56.4% | (18.1–76.6) |
By age | ||||
< 59 | 67 | 203 | 94.2% | (85.5–97.7) |
≥ 59 | 78 | 202 | 84.9% | (72.5–91.7) |