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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2013 Jan 12;24(3):439–450. doi: 10.1007/s10552-012-0130-8

Table 2.

Active and passive smoking and risk of lung cancer

Case
Control
Cryde OR
(95%CI)
Adjusted OR
(95%CI)1
N % N %
Female
Active smoking
  No 164 83.3 218 94.0 1 1
  Yes 33 16.8 14 6.0 3.13 (1.62, 6.04) 2.52 (1.26, 5.03)
  Total 197 232
Pack-years
  Non smokers 164 83.3 218 94.0 1 1
  <20 18 9.1 11 4.7 2.18 (1.00, 4.73) 1.78 (0.80, 3.97)
  ≥20 15 7.6 3 1.3 6.65 (1.89, 23.33) 5.42 (1.48, 19.87)
  Total 197 232
  P trend 0.0004 0.0040
Female non-smokers
Passive smoking at working place2
  No exposure 115 70.1 167 76.6 1 1
  Light 30 18.3 41 18.8 1.06 (0.63, 1.80) 1.35 (0.77, 2.34)
  Heavy 19 11.6 10 4.6 2.76 (1.24, 6.12) 3.65 (1.57, 8.48)
  Total 164 218
  P trend 0.0349 0.0033
Passive smoking at home2
  No exposure 57 35.2 84 38.5 1 1
  Light 67 41.3 89 41.2 1.11(0.70, 1.76) 1.21(0.75,1.96)
  Heavy 38 23.5 43 19.9 1.30(0.76, 2.26) 1.25(0.71, 2.20)
  Total 162 216
  P trend 0.3523 0.4030
Passive smoking at working place or home2
  No exposure 38 23.8 67 30.7 1 1
  Light 71 43.6 99 45.8 1.26 (0.77, 2.09) 1.41 (0.84,2.39)
  Heavy 54 33.1 50 23.2 1.90 (1.10, 3.31) 1.98 (1.12,3.51)
  Total 164 218
  P trend 0.0223 0.0188

Male
Active smoking
  No 15 7.4 67 28.6 1 1
  Yes 187 92.6 167 71.4 5.00(2.75,9.09) 5.12(2.80,9.36)
  Total 202 234
Pack-years
  Non smokers 15 7.4 67 28.6 1 1
  <20 21 10.4 51 21.8 1.84 (0.86,3.92) 1.97(0.91,4.25)
  ≥20 166 82.2 116 49.6 6.39 (3.48,11.74) 6.35 (3.44,11.71)
  Total 202 234
  P trend <.0001 <.0001
Male non-smokers
Passive smoking at working place2
  No exposure 4 26.7 31 46.3 1 1
  Light 8 53.3 22 32.8 2.82 (0.75,10.54) 2.11 (0.51,8.76)
  Heavy 3 20.0 14 20.9 1.66 (0.33,8.43) 1.76 (0.29,10.74)
  Total 15 67
  P trend 0.3947 0.4417
Passive smoking at home2
  No exposure 14 93.3 46 68.7 1 1
  Light 1 6.7 21 31.3 0.16 (0.02,1.27) 0.21 (0.02,1.76)
  Total 15 67
Passive smoking at working place or home2
  No exposure 4 26.7 24 35.8 1 1
  Light 8 53.3 29 47.8 1.66 (0.44,6.17) 1.16 (0.28,4.89)
  Heavy 3 20.0 14 16.4 1.29 (0.25,6.60) 1.26 (0.20,7.89)
  Total 15 67
  P trend 0.6912 0.7934
1

Odds Ratios were adjusted for age, education level and annual personal income.

2

Only among nonsmokers;