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. 2009 Mar 10;20(6):895–903. doi: 10.1007/s10552-009-9327-x

Table 3.

Multivariatea rate ratios estimates and 95% confidence intervals of colorectal cancer overall, and by location among ever smokers according to various measures of smoking exposure at enrolment compared with never smokers among 68,160 women

Colorectal cancer n = 425 Colon cancer n = 284 Rectum cancer n = 141
Cases/cohort RR 95% CI Cases RR 95% CI Cases RR 95% CI
Smoking status
Never 150/24,582 1.0 Ref 97 1.0 Ref 53 1.0 Ref
Former 147/21,501 1.3 (1.0–1.6) 107 1.4 (1.1–1.9) 40 0.9 (0.6–1.4)
Current 128/22,077 1.2 (0.9–1.5) 80 1.1 (0.8–1.6) 48 1.2 (0.8–1.8)
Ever 275/43,578 1.2 (1.0–1.5) 187 1.3 (1.0–1.7) 88 1.1 (0.7–1.5)
Ever smokers
Smoking initiation
    ≥20 140/17,756 1.2 (0.9–1.5) 98 1.3 (1.0–1.7) 42 1.0 (0.6–1.5)
    <20 135/25,822 1.3 (1.0–1.6) 89 1.3 (1.0–1.8) 46 1.2 (0.8–1.8)
    p trendb <0.05 0.05 0.5
Latency (years between smoking initiation and cohort enrolment)
    1–29 55/17,249 1.1 (0.8–1.5) 37 1.2 (0.8–1.8) 18 0.9 (0.5–1.5)
    30–39 127/21,148 1.2 (0.9–1.5) 88 1.3 (1.0–1.8) 39 1.0 (0.6–1.5)
    ≥40 93/5,181 1.3 (1.0–1.7) 62 1.3 (0.9–1.8) 31 1.3 (0.8–2.1)
    p trendb 0.5 0.9 0.3
Number of cigarettes per day
    1–9 165/24,927 1.2 (1.0–1.5) 114 1.3 (1.0–1.7) 51 1.0 (0.7–1.5)
    10–14 81/12,900 1.3 (1.0–1.7) 53 1.4 (1.0–1.9) 28 1.2 (0.8–2.0)
    ≥15 29/5,751 1.1 (0.7–1.7) 20 1.2 (0.7–2.0) 9 0.9 (0.4–1.9)
    p trendb 0.14 0.11 0.7
Number of years smoked
    1–19 78/15,157 1.1 (0.8–1.5) 55 1.2 (0.9–1.7) 23 0.9 (0.5–1.5)
    20–29 66/13,592 1.2 (0.9–1.6) 47 1.4 (1.0–2.0) 19 0.9 (0.5–1.6)
    ≥30 131/14,829 1.3 (1.0–1.6) 85 1.3 (1.0–1.8) 46 1.3 (0.8–1.9)
    p trendb 0.04 0.07 0.3
Number of pack-years smoked
    0–9 113/21,609 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 78 1.1 (0.8–1.5) 35 0.9 (0.6–1.3)
    10–19 103/14,584 1.5 (1.1–1.9) 75 1.7 (1.2–2.3) 28 1.1 (0.7–1.7)
    ≥20 59/7,385 1.3 (1.0–1.8) 34 1.2 (0.8–1.8) 25 1.5 (0.9–2.5)
    p trendb 0.008 0.03 0.13
Time since quitting smoking (years)
    ≥20 52/6,777 1.1 (0.8–1.5) 36 1.2 (0.8–1.7) 16 0.9 (0.5–1.6)
    10–19 46/6,122 1.5 (1.1–2.1) 24 1.7 (1.2–2.6) 5 1.1 (0.6–2.1)
    1–9 49/8,602 1.1 (0.8–1.7) 33 1.5 (1.0–2.4) 13 0.5 (0.2–1.3)
    0 (Current) 128/22,077 1.2 (1.0–1.5) 84 1.2 (0.9–1.6) 34 1.2 (0.8–1.8)
    p trendb 0.11 0.16 0.5

aAdjusted for age, menopausal status, hormonal contraceptive and postmenopausal hormonal therapy use, BMI and alcohol consumption, all at enrolment

bNever smokers included in the model