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Table 2 Crude and adjusted odds ratio (95 % confidence interval) of esophageal cancer risk for white rice consumption in northwest China

From: White rice consumption and risk of esophageal cancer in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, northwest China: a case-control study

Daily intake (g) Cases Controls Crude OR Adjusted ORa
  n (%) n (%) (95 % CI) (95 % CI)
Total white rice     
 <92 195 (54.3 %) 125 (32.9 %) 1.00 1.00
 92–250 101 (28.1 %) 130 (34.2 %) 0.50 (0.35, 0.70) 0.51 (0.36, 0.74)
 >250 63 (17.5 %) 125 (32.9 %) 0.32 (0.22, 0.47) 0.34 (0.23, 0.52)
Cooked white rice     
 <30 187 (52.1 %) 128 (33.7 %) 1.00 1.00
 30–140 95 (26.5 %) 120 (31.6 %) 0.54 (0.38, 0.77) 0.64 (0.44, 0.92)
 >140 77 (21.4 %) 132 (34.7 %) 0.40 (0.28, 0.57) 0.48 (0.33, 0.71)
Porridge     
 <28 194 (54.0 %) 124 (32.6 %) 1.00 1.00
 28–100 106 (29.5 %) 136 (35.8 %) 0.50 (0.36, 0.70) 0.52 (0.36, 0.75)
 >100 59 (16.4 %) 120 (31.6 %) 0.31 (0.21, 0.46) 0.34 (0.22, 0.50)
Glutinous rice     
 no 202 (56.3 %) 197 (51.8 %) 1.00 1.00
 yes 157 (43.7 %) 183 (48.2 %) 0.84 (0.63, 1.12) 0.93 (0.68, 1.28)
  1. aFrom separate logistic regression models adjusting for age (years), gender, education level (none/primary, secondary, tertiary), annual income (<5000 yuan, 5000–20,000 yuan, > 20,000 yuan), body mass index (5 years ago, kg/m2), vegetable consumption (g/day), fruit consumption (g/day), meat consumption (g/day), total energy intake (kcal/day), smoking status (never, ever), alcohol drinking (never/seldom, often) and family history of cancer in first-degree relatives (no, yes)