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Table 3 Association between the -1327C>T hTERT genotype and the risks of epithelial/non-epithelial malignancy in autopsy cases

From: hTERT promoter polymorphism, -1327C>T, is associated with the risk of epithelial cancer

Genotype

Genotype distribution, n(%)

Risk of epithelial malignancya

Risk of non-epithelial malignancyb

 

 Controlc

 Epithelial malignancy

 Non-epithelial malignancy

Crude OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted ORd (95% CI)

p-value

Crude OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted ORd (95% CI)

p-value

CC

245 (41.5)

372 (47.2)

100 (42.6)

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

CT

272 (46.0)

343 (43.5)

102 (43.4)

0.83

0.11

0.83

0.13

0.92

0.61

0.90

0.58

    

(0.66 - 1.04)

 

(0.65 - 1.06)

 

(0.66 - 1.27)

 

(0.63 - 1.29)

 

TT

74 (12.5)

73 (9.3)

33 (14.0)

0.65

0.020

0.61

0.012

1.09

0.71

0.94

0.80

    

(0.45 - 0.93)

 

(0.42 - 0.90)

 

(0.68 - 1.74)

 

(0.55 - 1.56)

 

Dominant model

CC

245 (41.5)

372 (47.2)

100 (42.6)

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

CT + TT

346 (58.5)

416 (52.8)

135 (57.4)

0.79

0.033

0.78

0.033

0.96

0.77

0.91

0.58

    

(0.64 - 0.98)

 

(0.62 - 0.98)

 

(0.70 - 1.30)

 

(0.65 - 1.27)

 

Recessive model

CC + CT

517 (87.5)

715 (90.7)

202 (86.0)

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

TT

74 (12.5)

73 (9.3)

33 (14.0)

0.71

0.054

0.68

0.033

1.14

0.56

0.98

0.95

    

(0.51 - 1.01)

 

(0.47 - 0.97)

 

(0.73 - 1.76)

 

(0.60 - 1.59)

 

Additive model e

    

0.81

0.012

0.80

0.0096

1.01

0.94

0.95

0.67

    

(0.69 - 0.96)

 

(0.67 - 0.95)

 

(0.81 - 1.26)

 

(0.74 - 1.21)

 
  1. The risk of malignancy was estimated by calculating crude OR and OR adjusted for age, sex, smoking status and alcohol habit using a logistic regression model in autopsy cases (n = 1551).
  2. Significant associations highlighted in bold. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
  3. aCases with epithelial malignancy were compared with control.
  4. bCases with non-epithelial malignancy were compared with control.
  5. cCases with no malignancy (n = 591).
  6. dCalculated for cases for whom smoking and drinking history was available (n = 1371).
  7. eApplied by including the number of T-alleles (0,1,2) as a continuous variable in the logistic regression model.