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. 2008 Oct 28;99(11):1912–1915. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604761

Table 2. Odds ratio of kidney cancer for tobacco smoking.

  Men
Women
Total
  Cases Controls ORa 95% CI Cases Controls ORa 95% CI Cases Controls ORa 95% CI
Smoking N N     N N     N N    
Never smokers 170 232 1.00 Refb 340 368 1.00 Ref 510 600 1.00 Ref
Former smokers 204 302 0.89 0.68, 1.17 47 51 1.07 0.69, 1.67 251 353 0.88 0.71, 1.11
Current smokers 273 416 0.99 0.76, 1.29 60 105 0.70 0.48, 1.02 333 521 0.87 0.71, 1.07
                         
Never smokers 170 232 1.00 Ref 340 368 1.00 Ref 510 600 1.00 Ref
<17 packyears 150 221 0.94 0.70, 1.26 62 97 0.76 0.52, 1.11 212 318 0.85 0.67, 1.06
17–31 packyears 161 234 1.00 0.75, 1.34 32 39 0.99 0.59, 1.65 193 273 0.95 0.74, 1.21
>31 packyears 165 261 0.89 0.67, 1.19 13 19 0.85 0.40, 1.78 178 280 0.85 0.66, 1.09
      P-value for trend 0.49     P-value for trend 0.34     P-value for trend 0.19
a

Adjusted for age, body mass index, history of hypertension and country.

b

Ref=reference category.