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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
Pharynx
No. Cases/Controls
OR (95% CI)		 Alcohol (drinks/week)
0–20 21–48 49–76 ≥77
Never smoker 6/193
1		 2/119
0.4 (0.1–2.3)		 1/34 (categories combined)
0.5 (0.1–4.3)
1–14 cigarettes/day 4/62
2.3 (0.6–8.4)		 11/49
4.5 (1.5–13.4)		 17/16
16.3 (5.3–50.5)		 13/6
27.5 (7.2–105.1)
15–24 cigarette/day 12/78
4.4 (1.6–12.5)		 32/65
11.7 (4.6–30.2)		 40/28
26.9 (10.0–72.3)		 48/15
58.3 (20.3–167.3)
≥25 cigarettes/cay 7/41
5.5 (1.7–17.8)		 22/27
18.6 (6.8–51.3)		 18/11
32.2 (10.3–100.4)		 36/7
100.4 (30.8–327.7)
Ex-smoker (abstained 12+ mo) 11/187
1.7 (0.6–4.9)		 22/212
2.7 (1.3–3.7)		 31/71
6.8 (2.6–17.8)		 31/33
14.8 (5.4–40.9)