Infectious Agents and Cancer

Table 1 Population-weighted multinomial logistic regression model for association of classic Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and KS-associated herpesvirus with core variables.*

From: Risk of classic Kaposi sarcoma with exposures to plants and soils in Sicily

		cKS cases		KSHV-negative controls			KSHV + controls*
Core model variables		N	OR*	95% CI	N	OR*	95% CI	N
Sex
	Female	45	0.40	0.14 - 1.13	194	0.52	0.20 - 1.37	26
	Male	77	Ref		558	Ref		62
Age
	81+	29	0.48	0.19 - 1.16	141	0.66	0.30 - 1.45	22
	75 to 80	39	0.67	0.27 - 1.67	174	0.60	0.27 - 1.31	24
	68 to 74	28	0.47	0.19 - 1.16	184	0.54	0.25 - 1.19	24
	<68	26	Ref		253	Ref		18
Smoker
	Current	9	0.26	0.08 - 0.88	141	0.64	0.25 - 1.66	16
	Former	52	0.47	0.17 - 1.28	329	0.57	0.22 - 1.48	41
	Never	61	Ref		282	Ref		31
Cortisone use
	Yes	62	1.44	0.75 - 2.77	292	0.94	0.53 - 1.67	38
	No	60	Ref		460	Ref		50
Diabetes
	Yes	37	7.47	3.04 - 18.35	131	4.69	1.97 - 11.17	8
	No	85	Ref		621	Ref		80

* Odds ratios (OR) and confidence intervals (CI), with KSHV+ controls as referent group, are adjusted for all variables in the model.

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