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. 2003 May 17;326(7398):1057. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7398.1057

Table 9.

Level of smoking in spouse and deaths from coronary heart disease among never smokers in California cancer prevention study (CPS I) cohort, as of 1959, 1965, and 1972

1960-5
1966-72
1973-85
Smoking in spouse No of deaths/No of participants Age adjusted relative risk (95% CI) No of deaths/No of participants Age adjusted relative risk (95% CI) No of deaths/No of participants Age adjusted relative risk (95% CI)
Males *
Never 224/7458 1.00 304/6762 1.00 769/5300 1.00
Former 7/624 0.64 (0.30 to 1.35) 19/581 1.07 (0.67 to 1.71) 47/490 0.95 (0.71 to 1.28)
Current 30/1537 1.07 (0.72 to 1.57) 36/1429 0.85 (0.60 to 1.20) 120/1185 0.97 (0.80 to 1.18)
Ever 37/2161 0.94 (0.66 to 1.34) 55/2010 0.91 (0.68 to 1.21) 167/1675 0.97 (0.82 to 1.15)
7 level index 261/9619 1.02 (0.91 to 1.15) 359/8772 0.95 (0.86 to 1.05) 936/6975 1.01 (0.95 to 1.06)
Females *
Never 49/7399 1.00 124/7008 1.00 408/5343 1.00
Former 63/6858 1.26 (0.87 to 1.84) 102/6432 0.83 (0.64 to 1.08) 410/4896 1.01 (0.88 to 1.15)
Current 61/11685 1.10 (0.75 to 1.62) 141/11002 0.87 (0.68 to 1.11) 565/8433 1.02 (0.90 to 1.16)
Ever 124/18543 1.16 (0.83 to 1.61) 243/17434 0.85 (0.68 to 1.06) 975/13323 1.02 (0.90 to 1.14)
8 level index 173/25942 1.01 (0.93 to 1.10) 367/24442 0.98 (0.92 to 1.03) 1393/18666 1.00 (0.98 to 1.03)
Males
Never 271/6173 1.00 453/3404 1.00
Former 20/726 0.87 (0.55 to 1.37) 56/573 0.93 (0.70 to 1.23)
Current 26/1053 0.79 (0.53 to 1.19) 48/525 1.00 (0.74 to 1.35)
Ever 46/1779 0.82 (0.60 to 1.13) 104/1098 0.96 (0.77 to 1.20)
7 level index 317/8265 0.97 (0.87 to 1.08) 557/4502 1.00 (0.93 to 1.09)
Undefined after 1959 42/726 379/2473
Females
Never 92/6138 1.00 180/3090 1.00
Former 112/9042 0.81 (0.62 to 1.07) 287/5079 0.92 (0.76 to 1.11)
Current 62/5660 0.98 (0.70 to 1.36) 81/1783 1.02 (0.78 to 1.33)
Ever 174/14702 0.86 (0.67 to 1.11) 368/6862 0.94 (0.79 to 1.13)
8 level index 266/20840 1.00 (0.94 to 1.07) 548/9952 1.03 (0.97 to 1.09)
Undefined after 1959 101/3602 845/8714
*

Smoking in spouse defined by 1959 questionnaire.

Index of environmental tobacco smoke based on seven or eight levels of smoking in spouse.

Smoking in spouse defined by 1965 questionnaire for 1966-72 and by 1972 questionnaire for 1973-85.