Table
2: A meta-analysis
pooling odds ratios for cutaneous melanoma and dichotomous factors across
case-control studies in populations of Spanish descent based on a random
effects model.
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Crude |
Heterogeneity |
Adjusted |
Heterogeneity |
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N |
OR |
95% CI |
p-value |
I2 |
OR |
95% CI |
p-value |
I2 |
|
Sun Sensitivity Factors |
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Skin Color - fair vs. dark |
5 |
3.28 |
2.54-4.24 |
< 0.0001 |
99.20% |
2.89 |
2.05-4.09 |
< 0.0001 |
99.00% |
Skin Type - I & II vs. III & IV |
5 |
3.13 |
2.51-3.91 |
0.0005 |
89.00% |
3.53 |
2.04-6.11 |
0.0004 |
89.80% |
Sunburns |
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Childhood- ever vs. never |
4 |
5.77 |
4.33-7.68 |
0.0058 |
78.00% |
5.57 |
3.00-10.33 |
0.0258 |
42.70% |
Lifetime - ever vs. never |
4 |
3.96 |
3.13-5.02 |
< 0.0001 |
99.00% |
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CI = Confidence
interval, N = Number of subjects, OR = Odds ratios, vs. = versus.