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Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cancer Prev. 2010 Nov;19(6):431–465. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e32833d936d

Table 5.

Alcohol Risk among Non-Smokers on Oral Cavity and Pharyngeal Cancers

Ref
No.
Reference, study
location and period
Organ site
(ICD code)
Characteristics
of cases
Characteristics
of controls
Exposure
assessment
Exposure
categories
Relative
risk
95% CI Adjustmen
t factors in
study
design or
analysis
Comments
53 Talamini, et al. (1990)
Milan & Pordenone, Italy, 1986–89
Oral cavity and pharynx 27 (6 men, 21 women) 572 (288 men, 284 women) hospital-based controls matched on age and area of residence Interviewer-administered questionnaire Total alcohol
<14 drinks/week
14–55
>55
χ2 for trend


1

1.5
2.2
4.08




0.6–3.7
0.2–27.9
0.04
Age, sex Includes study population from Franceschi (1990)
54 Ng, et al. (1993)
USA, 1977–91
Oral cavity and pharynx (ICD9 141, 143–146, 148, 149) 173 (73 men, 100 women) white cases in 8 US cities; histologically confirmed 613 (254 men, 359 women) hospital-based controls matched (up to 4:1 controls:cases) on age, sex, date of interview; excluded patients with tobacco related conditions Interviewer-administered questionnaire Total alcohol
Non-drinker
<1 OWE1/day
1–2.9

3–6.9

7+


χ2 for trend
Men/Women

1/1
1.3/0.9

2.4/0.9

2.9/0.4

4.4/2.6


11.7/0.00
Men/Women


0.6–3.1/0.5–1.6
1.0–5.6/0.3–2.6
1.1–7.6/0.0–7.1
1.4–13.7/0.5–13.3
p<0.001/NS
Non-smokers of study from Kabat (1994)

1OWE: ounces of whiskey equivalent
55 Talamini, et al. (1998)
Italy & Switzerland, 1992–97
Oral cavity and pharynx 60 (20 men, 40 women) cases from Pordenone, Rome, Latina (Italy) and Vaud (Switzerland); aged 22–77, 95% response rate, histologically confirmed 692 (346 men, 346 women) hospital-based controls, response rate 95% Interviewer-administered questionnaire Total alcohol
Never drinkers
<21 drinks/week
21–34
35–55
≥ 56
χ2 for trend
Ex-drinkers (abstain ≥ 1 yr)


1

0.8

0.8
5.0
5.3
6.2
2.0




0.4–1.6

0.2–2.7
1.5–16.1
1.1–24.8
p = 0.01
0.7–5.4
Age, sex, education, study center Study population from Franceschi (2000)
52 Fioretti, et al. (1999)
Milan & Pordenone, Italy, 1984–93
Oral cavity and pharynx 42 (10 men, 32 women) lifelong non-smoking cases from a network of general and teaching hospitals in Milan and Pordenone; histologically confirmed 864 (442 men, 422 women) hospital-based lifelong non-smoking non-cancer controls matched on age and area of residence; excluded patients with tobacco related conditions Interviewer-administered questionnaire Total alcohol
Non-drinkers
>0–<3 drinks/day
≥3

Wine drinkers
Beer drinkers
Spirit drinkers


1

3.4

2.6

3.3

3.3

1.0




1.1–10.1

0.7–9.3

1.1–9.6

0.7–16.4

0.2–6.1
Age, sex, education, study center Study population from Franceschi (1990)
56 Hashibe, et al. (2007)
International Consortium of Head and Neck Cancer.
Combined analysis of 15 studies from US, South and Central American, European countries
Oral cavity
(ICD9 140, 141, 143–5)
383 cases who never used tobacco 5,775 controls who never used tobacco Interview or self-administrated questionnaire Total alcohol
Never
Ever
<1 drink/day
1–2 drinks/day
3–4 drinks/day
>=5 drinks/day
p for trend

Years of drinking
Never
1–10 years
11–20 years
21–30 years
31–40 years
>40 years



1.00
1.17
1.14
1.64

1.11

1.23





1.00
2.36
1.09
0.81
1.29
1.15



0.92–1.48
0.8–1.63
1.19–2.25

0.57–2.15

0.59–2.57

0.032




1.43–3.88
0.65–1.85
0.49–1.33
0.88–1.9
0.77–1.73
Age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, study center
Oro-pharynx/ Hypo-pharynx
(ICD9 146, 148)
369 cases who never used tobacco 5,775 controls who never used tobacco Total alcohol
Never
Ever
<1 drink/day
1–2 drinks/day
3–4 drinks/day
>=5 drinks/day
p for trend

Years of drinking
Never
1–10 years
11–20 years
21–30 years
31–40 years
>40 years


1.00
1.38
1.39
1.66

2.33

5.50





1.00
1.76
1.34
1.95
1.44
1.51



0.99–1.94
0.99–1.96
1.18–2.34

1.37–3.98

2.26–13.4

<0.001




0.99–3.14
0.81–2.11
1.37–2.77
0.78–2.66
0.68–3.37
Oral cavity or
pharynx NOS
(ICD9
155 cases who never used tobacco 4983 controls who never used tobacco Total alcohol
Never
Ever
<1 drink/day
1–2 drinks/day
3–4 drinks/day
>=5 drinks/day
p for trend

Years of drinking
Never
1–10 years
11–20 years
21–30 years
31–40 years
>40 years


1.00
1.09
1.08
1.24

2.32

0.77





1.00
2.59
1.09
1.26
0.86
0.92



0.77–1.54
0.67–1.75
0.77–1.99

1.24–4.34

0.27–2.18

0.891




1.38–4.86
0.56–2.11
0.73–2.17
0.47–1.57
0.49–1.71