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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2012 Feb 25;23(3):487–496. doi: 10.1007/s10552-012-9904-2

Table 5.

Associations between ET-only and EPT Use and Lung Cancer Risk by Histology, NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study Cohort

Non-Small Cell Carcinomas


Small Cell

(n= 357)

Adenocarcinoma

(n= 928)

Squamous Cell

(n= 279)

Non-small cell, NOS

(n= 248)
Undifferentiated/
Large cell

(n= 109)

Hormone Therapy RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI
ET only use - All women
     No 1.00 reference 1.00 reference 1.00 reference 1.00 reference 1.00 reference
     Yes 0.97 0.73 1.29 0.90 0.75 1.08 0.88 0.64 1.22 1.09 0.77 1.53 1.50 0.90 2.50
Recency of use
     Former 0.91 0.62 1.35 0.91 0.71 1.17 0.80 0.52 1.25 1.13 0.72 1.77 1.66 0.89 3.09
     Current 1.02 0.74 1.41 0.90 0.73 1.10 0.89 0.61 1.28 1.09 0.74 1.63 1.46 0.81 2.62
Duration of use (y)
     <5 1.09 0.76 1.55 0.83 0.64 1.07 1.04 0.70 1.55 1.17 0.75 1.81 1.14 0.56 2.32
     5–9 1.19 0.71 1.98 0.88 0.62 1.26 0.95 0.51 1.75 0.99 0.49 1.99 1.19 0.41 3.45
     ≥10 0.83 0.57 1.20 0.96 0.77 1.19 0.71 0.47 1.08 1.08 0.70 1.67 1.96 1.07 3.60
Non-Small Cell Carcinomas

Small Cell

(n= 203)
Adenocarcinoma

(n= 500)
Squamous Cell

(n= 157)
Non-small cell, NOS

(n= 147)
Undifferentiated/
Large cell
(n= 58)

Hormone Therapy RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI RR 95% CI
EPT use - Women with intact uteri
     No 1.00 reference 1.00 reference 1.00 reference 1.00 reference 1.00 reference
     Yes 0.91 0.66 1.25 1.05 0.86 1.28 0.88 0.60 1.27 1.26 0.87 1.83 1.19 0.66 2.16
Recency of Use
     Former 0.99 0.58 1.67 1.27 0.94 1.72 1.05 0.59 1.88 1.26 0.70 2.29 1.87 0.85 4.14
     Current 0.90 0.63 1.29 0.97 0.78 1.21 0.81 0.52 1.24 1.29 0.86 1.94 0.88 0.43 1.82
Duration of use (y)
     <5 0.88 0.56 1.39 1.10 0.84 1.42 0.83 0.49 1.42 1.56 0.98 2.47 1.45 0.69 3.05
     5–9 0.85 0.49 1.46 0.82 0.58 1.16 0.69 0.34 1.38 1.03 0.54 1.96 0.87 0.30 2.53
     ≥10 0.97 0.59 1.59 1.19 0.89 1.59 1.12 0.66 1.90 1.18 0.66 2.10 1.24 0.50 3.05

RR adjusted for age, race, age at menarche, menopausal type and age, BMI, emphysema diagnosis, cigarette status and number of cigarettes/day, and other hormone therapy formulations.