Table 3 The relationship between Campylobacter species and esophageal cancer risk
Variables | Cases | Controls | ORC (95% CI) | ORadj (95% CI) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 105 | N = 105 | ||||||
Gender | |||||||
Female | 42 | (40.0%) | 56 | (53.3%) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | 0.261 |
Male | 63 | (60.0%) | 49 | (46.7%) | 1.7 (0.98–2.96) | 1.3 (0.77–2.53) | |
Age (years) | |||||||
< 60 | 14 | (13.3%) | 35 | (33.4%) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | 0.339 |
≥ 60 | 91 | (86.7%) | 70 | (66.6%) | 1.8 (0.99–3.01) | 1.4 (0.71–2.81) | |
Campylobacter species infection | |||||||
Negative | 44 | (41.9%) | 80 | (76.2%) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | < 0.001 |
Positive | 61 | (58.1%) | 25 | (23.8%) | 4.4 (2.45–8.03) | 4.8 (2.26–10.04) | |
Type of Campylobacter species infection | |||||||
Campylobacter rectus infection | |||||||
Negative | 70 | (66.7%) | 90 | (85.7%) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | 0.027 |
Positive | 35 | (33.3%) | 15 | (14.3%) | 3.3 (2.25–8.37) | 2.8 (1.11–6.10) | |
Campylobacter concisus infection | |||||||
Negative | 59 | (56.2%) | 87 | (84.8%) | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | 0.004 |
Positive | 46 | (43.8%) | 18 | (15.2%) | 3.0 (1.52–5.93) | 3.1 (1.42–6.77) | |
Co-infection | |||||||
Negative | 74 | (70.4%) | 95 | 90.0% | 1.0 (reference) | 1.0 (reference) | 0.002 |
Positive | 31 | (29.6%) | 10 | (10.0%) | 3.8 (1.83–8.63) | 3.4 (1.34–6.61) | |