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Table 4 Independent and interactive effects of iced black tea consumption and citrus peel use on the risk of skin SCC

From: Joint effects of citrus peel use and black tea intake on the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

Intake

    

OR

 
    

(95% confidence Interval)

  

Citrus

Iced

Cases

Controls

 

Adjusted for

Adjusted for age, gender

Peel

black tea

No.

No.

Crude

age & gender

& SCC risk factors

no

no

60

49

1

1

1

no

yes

78

62

1.02 (0.62 – 1.69)

1.00 (0.60 – 1.67)

0.91 (0.46 – 1.45)

yes

no

16

27

0.48 (0.23 – 0.99)

0.47 (0.22 – 0.99)

0.32 (0.14 – 0.75)

yes

yes

47

45

0.85 (0.49 – 1.49)

0.84 (0.48 – 1.50)

0.58 (0.30 – 1.12)

P for trend

  

0.29

0.30

0.04