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. 2009 Feb 25;11(2):148–155. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntn023

Table 2.

Age- and sex-adjusted pairwise twin correlations

Number of pairs
Pairwise twin correlations (95% CI)
Phenotype MZ DZ MZ DZ
Ever-smokers versus never-smokers 2,647 5,356 0.87 (0.84–0.89) 0.62 (0.59–0.65)
Intermittent smokers versus regular smokers (among ever-smokers) 1,128 2,145 0.56 (0.36–0.71) 0.38 (0.22–0.52)
Intermittent smokers versus never-smokers (regular smokers excluded) 1,194 2,008 0.62 (0.42–0.76) 0.33 (0.16–0.47)

Note. DZ, dizygotic; MZ, monozygotic.