Table 4 The relationship between poor oral hygiene behavior and Campylobacter species infection as a risk factor for esophageal cancer
Variables | Cases | Controls | ORadj (95% CI) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 105 | N = 105 | |||||
Campylobacter spp. infection plus poor oral hygiene | ||||||
Negative | 62 | (59.1%) | 90 | (85.7%) | 1.0 (reference) | < 0.001 |
Positive | 43 | (40.9%) | 15 | (14.3%) | 4.4 (2.31–9.81) | |
Type of Campylobacter species infection | ||||||
Campylobacter rectus infection plus poor oral hygiene | ||||||
Negative | 81 | (77.1%) | 96 | (91.4%) | 1.0 (reference) | 0.008 |
Positive | 24 | (22.9%) | 9 | (8.6%) | 3.1 (1.33–7.38) | |
Campylobacter concisus infection plus poor oral hygiene | ||||||
Negative | 73 | (69.5%) | 95 | (90.4%) | 1.0 (reference) | < 0.001 |
Positive | 32 | (30.5%) | 10 | (9.6%) | 4.2 (1.88–9.47) | |
Co-infection plus poor oral hygiene | ||||||
Negative | 69 | (65.7%) | 98 | (93.3%) | 1.0 (reference) | 0.003 |
Positive | 36 | (34.2%) | 7 | (6.7%) | 4.7 (2.41–9.98) | |