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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 14.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2008 Sep;1(4):255–265. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-08-0082

Table 2.

ORs and 95% CIs for smoking-related and other lung cancer risk factors

Risk factor Reference group OR* (95% CI)
Smoking status
    Former 3.38 (2.20−5.20)
    Current Never smokers 6.20 (4.06−9.47)
Current smokers
    Duration >30 y ≤30 y 1.97 (1.16−3.33)
    No. cigarettes/day >20 ≤20/d 3.94 (2.26−6.87)
    Pack-years >40 <40 pack-years 3.44 (2.15−5.47)
    Menthol cigarette use None 0.69 (0.46−1.03)
Former smokers
    Duration >30 y 30 y 2.43 (1.58−3.75)
    No. cigarettes/day >20 ≤20/d 1.75 (1.04−2.93)
    Pack-years >40 <40 pack-years 2.74 (1.67−4.52)
    Years since cessation >10 y ≤10 y 0.42 (0.27−0.67)
    Age at cessation >30 y ≤30 y 2.60 (1.03−6.58)
    Menthol cigarette use None 0.99 (0.62−1.56)
Environmental exposures
    Asbestos No exposure 1.58 (1.18−2.12)
    Wood dusts No exposure 1.50 (1.09−2.05)
    Fibers No exposure 1.33 (0.83−2.13)
    SVF No exposure 2.27 (1.44−3.60)
    Benzene No exposure 1.17 (0.83−1.65)
    Toluene/xylene No exposure 1.40 (1.02−1.92)
    Dry cleaning No exposure 1.60 (0.76−3.37)
    Vehicle exhaust No exposure 1.01 (0.73−1.43)
    Pesticides No exposure 1.36 (0.82−2.25)
    Glues and plastics No exposure 1.22 (0.78−1.91)
Comorbidities
    Asthma No self-reported diagnosis 1.11 (0.74−1.65)
    COPD No self-reported diagnosis 6.38 (3.24−12.59)
    Hay fever No self-reported diagnosis 0.68 (0.47−0.99)
Family history
    Lung cancer in ≥1 FDR No family history 1.11 (0.76−1.61)
    Smoking related cancer in ≥1 FDR No family history 1.02 (0.73−1.42)

Abbreviation: FDR, first-degree relative.

*

Adjusted for age, sex, and smoking status when possible.