Association of gender to risk of gastrointestinal cancer
| Cases, N | Controls, N | OR (95% CI)* | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
| Total | 92 | 83 | 340 | 180 | 1.71 (1.20 to 2.41) | 0.003† |
| Chinese | 25 | 28 | 81 | 56 | 1.62 (0.86 to 3.07) | 0.146 |
| Malays | 6 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 1.29 (0.35 to 4.80) | 0.744 |
| Indians | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 2.75 (0.33 to 22.92) | 0.564 |
| KadazanDusun | 16 | 17 | 63 | 58 | 1.15 (0.53 to 2.49) | 0.845 |
| Others | 43 | 31 | 143 | 38 | 2.71 (1.51 to 4.87) | 0.001† |
*ORs were calculated by taking men as the reference group.
†Statistically significant (p<0.05).