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. 2010 Oct-Dec;5(4):238–241. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.69116

Table 3.

Smoking habits—Number and duration

Smoking status Cases (n = 284)
Controls (n = 852)
OR P value 95% CI
Total (%) Total (%)
Non-smokers 53 (18.7) 492 (57.8)
 Total smokers 231(81.3) 360 (42.2) 5.9 0.0000 4.3, 8.4
 Cigarette smokers 19 (6.7) 33 (3.9) 5.3 0.0000 2.7, 10.4
 Bidi smokers 195 (68.7) 297 (34.8) 6.1 0.0000 4.3, 8.7
No. of bidis smoked/day
 1–10 39 178 2.0 0.0029 1.3, 3.3
 11–20 92 101 8.5 0.0000 5.6, 12.9
 >20 64 18 33.0 0.0000 17.6, 63.2
Years of smoking bidi
 1–20 36 88 3.8 0.0000 2.3, 6.3
 21–39 131 177 6.9 0.0000 4.7, 10.1
 ≥40 28 32 8.1 0.0000 4.3, 15.1

CI = Confidence interval; OR = Odds ratio