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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cancer Prev. 2010 Nov;19(6):431–465. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e32833d936d
Oral cavity
No. Cases/Controls
OR (95% CI)
Alcohol (drinks/week)
0–20 21–48 49–76 ≥77

Never smoker 3/193
1
5/119
2.7 (0.6–11.6)
3/34 (categories combined)
4.5 (0.8–24.2)
1–14 cigarettes/day 2/62
2.2 (0.4–13.5)
6/49
5.9 (1.4–25.1)
11/16
30.6 (7.3–128.2)
8/6
52.4 (10.4–264.2)
15–24 cigarette/day 4/78
3.0 (0.6–13.8)
28/65
22.9 (6.6–79.4)
35/28
62.5 (17.4–224.2)
31/15
110.3 (29.1–418.1)
≥25 cigarettes/cay 4/41
5.6 (1.2–26.3)
12/27
22.7 (5.9–86.9)
25/11
103.1 (26.4–402.7)
31/7
227.8 (54.6–950.7)
Ex-smoker
(abstained 12+ mo)
12/187
3.9 (1.1–14.1)
20/212
6.0 (1.7–21.0)
17/71
10.5 (2.9–38.6)
17/33
25.4 (6.7–96.0)