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Table 4 Simple and multivariable logistic regression to predict odds of oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal cancer (n = 213)

From: Dietary patterns and the risk of oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal cancer in Syria: a case control study

Dietary patterna

Base

Frequency of cases (%)

Unadjusted OR (95 % CI)

Adjusted OR (95 % CI)b

Western

 Low1

71.0

24.0 (33.8)

1

1

 Moderate2

71.0

45.0 (63.4)

3.39 (1.70–6.75)

4.05 (1.57–10.44)

 High3

71.0

39.0 (54.9)

2.39 (1.21–4.70)

2.80 (1.05–7.51)

Traditional Syrian

 Low4

71.0

44.0 (62)

1

1

 Moderate5

71.0

40.0 (56.3)

0.79 (0.41–1.55)

0.59 (0.23–1.49)

 High6

71.0

24.0 (33.8)

0.31 (0.16–0.62)

0.28 (0.10–0.80)

High Protein

 Low7

71.0

59.0 (83.1)

1

1

 Moderate8

71.0

33.0 (46.5)

0.18 (0.08–0.38)

0.24 (0.10–0.62)

 High9

71.0

16.0 (22.5)

0.10 (0.03–0.14)

0.10 (0.03–0.25)

  1. aThe scores of each pattern were categorized into tertiles corresponding to high, moderate and low levels of adherence to this pattern
  2. bAdjusted for age, gender, education level, working status, tobacco smoking and total energy intake
  3. Category boundaries: 1(−4.39335, −0.2503057); 2(−0.2503058, 0.4759720); 3(0.4759721, 2.78291); 4(−.14897, −0.4175896), 5(−0.4175897, 0.4045281); 6(0.4045282, 3.44407); 7(−2.49921, −0.4724679); 8(−0.4724680, 0.5279658); 9(0.5279659, 2.50196)
  4. Bold indicates significance at p < 0.05