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Table 5 Joint effect of HPV16 serology and the combined risk genotypes of TNF-α SNPs on risk of OSCC, stratified by age

From: Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter variants with risk of HPV-associated oral squamous cell carcinoma

Risk groups1

HPV16 status

Patients

Controls

Adjusted OR (95% CI)2

  

(n = 325)

(n = 335)

  

No.

%

No.

%

OSCC

SCCOP

Young (aged < 50 years)

 

(n = 87)

(n = 87)

  

  Low-risk group

12

13.8

29

33.3

1.0

1.0

  Medium-risk group

19

21.8

35

40.2

1.2 (0.5 − 3.1)

1.1 (0.3 − 4.5)

  High-risk group

24

27.6

13

14.9

4.1 (1.5 − 11.5)

5.5 (1.4 − 21.2)

  Low-risk group

+

7

8.1

5

5.8

4.7 (1.1 − 19.7)

10.1 (2.0 − 52.3)

  Medium-risk group

+

9

10.3

3

3.5

8.9 (1.8 − 43.5)

16.6 (2.9 − 6.1)

  High-risk group

+

16

18.4

2

2.3

22.6 (4.2 − 121.3)

50.7 (7.5 − 341.9)

Older (aged ≥ 50 years)

 

(n = 238)

(n = 248)

  

  Low-risk group

49

20.6

52

21.0

1.0

1.0

  Medium-risk group

34

14.3

94

37.9

0.4 (0.2 − 0.7)

0.4 (0.2 − 0.8)

  High-risk group

87

36.6

70

28.2

1.3 (0.8 − 2.2)

1.2 (0.6 − 2.3)

  Low-risk group

+

20

8.4

8

3.2

2.5 (1.0 − 6.2)

3.9 (1.4 − 10.6)

  Medium-risk group

+

14

5.9

18

7.3

0.9 (0.4 − 1.9)

1.6 (0.6 − 3.9)

  High-risk group

+

34

14.3

6

2.4

5.7 (2.2 − 15.0)

10.2 (3.6 − 28.4)

  1. 1Low-risk group: individuals carrying 0–1 risk genotypes; medium-risk group: individuals carrying 2 risk genotypes; and high-risk group: individuals carrying 3 or 4 risk genotypes.
  2. 2 Adjusted for age, sex, and smoking and drinking status.