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Table 3 Socioeconomic factors (SEP) associated with cancer diagnosis, allergy and their combination—odds ratio in comparison to control patients without diagnosis of cancer and/or allergy

From: Association between cancer and allergies

SEP

OR (95 % CI)

Cancer

n = 1525

Allergy

n = 921

Cancer and allergy

n = 343

Education

 Low

1.75 (0.89–1.32)

0.99 (0.76–1.31)

1.17 (0.98–1.54)

 Middle/high

1.23 (0.97–1.76)

1.87 (0.66–2.03)

1.34 (1.04–1.83)

Alcohol

 Never

1.37 (0.92–1.77)

0.93 (0.56–1.20)

0.73 (0.34–1.06)

 Occasionally

1.28 (0.88–1.96)

1.14 (0.85–1.79)

1.06 (0.78–1.37)

 Frequently

1.94 (1.03–2.43)

1.09 (0.78–1.53)

1.13 (0.67–1.54)

Smoking

 Never

0.76 (0.32–1.09)

1.06 (0.56–1.34)

0.81 (0.55–1.21)

 Past

1.97 (1.32–3.01)

1.01 (0.49–1.46)

1.64 (1.12–2.09)

 Current

2.09 (1.78–3.54)

1.27 (0.99–1.96)

1.97 (1.88–2.87)

Financial problems

 Yes

1.66 (1.10–2.13)

1.31 (0.84–1.81)

1.27 (0.97–1.66)

 No

1.41 (1.22–1.73)

1.09 (0.82–1.65)

1.15 (0.69–1.41)

BMI

 <30 kg/m2

1.21 (0.78–1.79)

1.13 (0.55–1.63)

1.22 (0.87–1.45)

 ≥30 kg/m2

1.39 (0.89–1.87)

1.05 (0.67–1.32)

1.01 (0.67–1.33)

Sex

 Women

1.11 (0.71–1.38)

1.41 (1.21–1.58)

1.18 (0.82–1.88)

 Men

1.28 (0.71–1.94)

2.08 (1.88–2.73)

1.41 (0.68–1.91)

  1. All italic values are significant for p < 0.05
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval