HP and pharynx cancer: We also found an increased risk of pharynx cancer per SD increase in haptoglobin (HR: 1.33; 95%CI: 1.24-1.42), leukocytes (HR: 1.28; 95%CI: 1.19-1.36), sedimentation rate (HR: 1.23; 95%CI: 1.04-1.46), neutrophils (HR: 1.57; 95%CI: 1.20-2.04), neutrophils in % (HR: 2.10; 95%CI: 1.30-3.41), and NLR (HR: 2.23; 95%CI: 1.49-3.33).