Table 5

Adjusted (for age and smoking habit) odds ratios (OR) for renal cell cancer in relation to occupational risk factors as adjusted for age and smoking habits, and stratified for glutathione S-transferases M1-1 and T1-1 (GSTM1 and GSTT1)

Genotype combinationsCases*Controls*OR (95% CI)p for interaction
Non-exposed subjects bearing either GSTM1 null or GSTT1 null were used as reference.
*Twelve cases and 20 controls with double exposure.
Not exposed
Either GSTM1 null or GSTT1 null24751.00 (reference)
GSTM1 present and GSTT1 present19541.08 (0.53 to 2.18)
Exposed to solvents
Either GSTM1 null or GSTT1 null15182.65 (1.15 to 6.10)
GSTM1 present and GSTT1 present11102.91 (1.06 to 7.99)0.152
Exposed to metals
Either GSTM1 null or GSTT1 null10281.08 (0.45 to 2.60)
GSTM1 present and GSTT1 present982.97 (1.00 to 8.89)0.456
Exposed to pesticides
Either GSTM1 null or GSTT1 null13241.21 (0.38 to 3.85)
GSTM1 present and GSTT1 present1366.64 (1.81 to 24.45)0.016