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. 2002 Mar 2;120(2):38–44. doi: 10.1590/S1516-31802002000200003

Table 8. Joint effect on lung cancer risk of smoking (2 strata) and cancer among first-degree relatives (2 strata), by gender and age.

Smoking (pack-years) Cancer in relatives1 Cases (n = 334) Controls (n = 578) OR2 (95% CI)
GENDER
Males 0 – 20 No3 29 120 1.00
Yes 4 29 0.50 (0.16 – 1.56)
≥ 21 No 148 163 3.84 (2.39 – 6.16)
Yes 66 45 5.50 (3.13 – 9.68)
Females 0 – 20 No3 38 130 1.00
Yes 11 42 0.93 (0.43 – 2.04)
≥ 21 No 15 16 3.25 (1.42 – 7.42)
Yes 10 7 4.89 (1.68 – 14.25)
AGE
< 60 years 0 – 20 No3 30 122 1.00
Yes 7 27 1.00 (0.39 – 2.56)
≥ 21 No 72 100 3.66 (2.07 – 6.46)
Yes 27 24 4.96 (2.45 – 10.07)
≥ 60 years 0 – 20 No3 37 128 1.00
Yes 8 44 0.62 (0.27 – 1.45)
≥ 21 No 91 79 3.86 (2.25 – 6.63)
Yes 49 28 5.74 (2.97 – 11.09)
1

Parents and siblings

2

Odds ratio adjusted for age, gender and socioeconomic status (four levels)

3

Reference category.