American Association for Cancer Research

Table 3.

Association between relative telomere length and male bladder cancer risk

Relative telomere length	Cases, n (%)	Controls, n (%)	OR (95% CI)*	OR (95% CI)^†	OR (95% CI)^‡
4th quartile	23 (18.7)	32 (25.6)	1.00 ref	1.00 ref	1.00 ref
3rd quartile	21 (17.1)	32 (25.6)	0.91 (0.42, 1.97)	0.88 (0.41, 1.91)	0.83 (0.37, 1.84)
2nd quartile	34 (27.6)	31 (24.8)	1.53 (0.74, 3.15)	1.47 (0.71, 3.05)	1.56 (0.74, 3.30)
1st quartile	45 (36.9)	30 (24.0)	2.09 (1.03, 4.23)	2.05 (1.00, 4.20)	1.94 (0.93, 4.05)
			P_trend = 0.02	P_trend = 0.02	P_trend = 0.03

Relative telomere length	Cases, n (%)	Controls, n (%)	OR (95% CI)*	OR (95% CI)^†	OR (95% CI)^‡
4th quartile	23 (18.7)	32 (25.6)	1.00 ref	1.00 ref	1.00 ref
3rd quartile	21 (17.1)	32 (25.6)	0.91 (0.42, 1.97)	0.88 (0.41, 1.91)	0.83 (0.37, 1.84)
2nd quartile	34 (27.6)	31 (24.8)	1.53 (0.74, 3.15)	1.47 (0.71, 3.05)	1.56 (0.74, 3.30)
1st quartile	45 (36.9)	30 (24.0)	2.09 (1.03, 4.23)	2.05 (1.00, 4.20)	1.94 (0.93, 4.05)
			P_trend = 0.02	P_trend = 0.02	P_trend = 0.03

Crude unconditional logistic regression.

Unconditional logistic regression adjusted for the matching factors (age and smoking status).

Unconditional logistic regression adjusted for the matching factors (age, smoking status) and pack-years of smoking.