Table 4

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

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


Hakim and Harris BMC Dermatology 2001 1:3   doi:10.1186/1471-5945-1-3

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