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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 15.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cancer. 2012 Feb 9;131(6):1407–1416. doi: 10.1002/ijc.27383

Table 5b.

Joint association of BMI change and pack-years in lung and UADT cancers, among smokers.

Lung Cancer SCC UADT Cancer

BMI Change Pack-Years Ca/Co Adjusted OR1
(95% CI)
Ca/Co Adjusted OR2
(95% CI)
≥25% >0 to <20 33/120 1.00 39/120 1.00
<25%* >0 to <20 54/211 1.22 (0.71, 2.08) 70/211 1.29 (0.77, 2.17)
≥25% ≥20 119/79 8.12 (4.65, 14.1) 57/79 2.06 (1.14, 3.72)
<25%* ≥20 240/104 16.4 (0.49, 28.4) 152/104 4.26 (2.47, 7.35)
ROR 1.65 (0.85, 3.20) 1.59 (0.77, 3.28)
1

Adjusted for age, ethnicity, gender, education, tobacco smoking status, calories.

2

Adjusted for age, ethnicity, gender, education, tobacco smoking status, drinking status, drinking years, calories.

*

Negative BMI change category (weight loss) excluded.

ROR: Ratio of Odds Ratios, BMI: Body Mass Index, SCC: Squamous Cell Carcinoma