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. 2011 Dec 6;105(Suppl 2):S6–S13. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.475

Table 6. Lung cancer cases attributable to exposure of non-smokers to ETS in UK in 2010.

  Source of exposure
      Both
  Spouse
Workplace
  Independent ETS exposure
Correlated ETS exposure
 
Age group (years) PAF Obs. Excess attributable cases PAF Obs. Excess attributable cases Obs. Excess attributable cases PAF (%) Excess attributable cases PAF (%)
Men
 16–24 0.01 0 0 0.08 0 0 0 0 0
 25–34 0.06 38 2 0.08 38 3 38 5 13.7 5 12.9
 35–44 0.08 128 11 0.08 128 10 128 20 15.5 19 14.6
 45–54 0.08 252 20 0.08 252 20 252 38 15.3 36 14.4
 55–64 0.06 513 28 0.08 513 40 513 66 12.9 62 12.0
 65–74 0.07 854 59 0.08 854 67 854 121 14.2 114 13.3
 ⩾75 0.05 1478 74 0.08 1478 115 1478 183 12.4 170 11.5
All ages   3262 195   3262 255 3262 434 406
% of total (all ages)     6.0     7.8   13.3   12.4  
                       
Women
 16–24 0.01 0 0 0.09 0 0 0 0   0  
 25–34 0.08 42 3 0.09 42 4 42 7 16.5 7 15.6
 35–44 0.10 168 16 0.09 168 15 168 30 18.0 29 17.1
 45–54 0.10 320 33 0.09 320 29 320 59 18.5 56 17.6
 55–64 0.10 556 54 0.09 556 51 556 100 18.0 95 17.1
 65–74 0.11 822 88 0.09 822 75 822 155 18.9 148 18.0
 ⩾75 0.05 1649 84 0.09 1649 151 1649 227 13.8 212 12.8
All ages   3557 279   3557 325 3557 578 547
% of total (all ages)     7.8     9.1   16.3   15.4  
                       
Persons
 16–24   0 0   0 0 0 0   0  
 25–34   80 6   80 7 80 12 15.2 6 7.3
 35–44   296 27   296 25 296 50 16.9 27 9.1
 45–54   572 53   572 49 572 98 17.1 53 9.3
 55–64   1069 82   1069 91 1069 166 15.5 82 7.7
 65–74   1676 147   1676 142 1676 276 16.5 147 8.8
 ⩾75   3127 158   3127 266 3127 410 13.1 158 5.0
All ages   6820 474   6820 580 6820 1013 952
% of total (all ages)     6.9     8.5   14.8   14.0  

Abbreviations: ETS=environmental tobacco smoke; Obs.=observed cases; PAF=population-attributable fraction.