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. 2013 May 9;8(5):e62962. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062962

Table 2. Incidence of Kidney Failure by Smoking Status in Singapore Chinese Health Study.

All Men ever smoker (years of smoking) Women ever smoker(years of smoking)
Never smoker > = 40 years 20–39 years < = 19 years Never smoker > = 40 years 20–39 years < = 19 years
Persons 63163 11706 5491 8467 2243 32153 1290 1274 539
Person-years 774434.1 144629.2 56769.7 102753.7 27097.8 407116.6 14116.4 15498.4 6452.3
Median of follow-up 13.3 13.3 11.3 13.2 12.6 13.6 11.9 13.4 12.7
Kidney Failure (N) 674 116 72 89 27 327 15 21 7
Incidence rate per 1000 py 0.870 (0.805–0.936) 0.802 (0.656–0.948) 1.268 (0.975–1.561) 0.866 (0.686–1.046) 0.996 (0.621–1.372) 0.803 (0.716–0.890) 1.063 (0.525–1.600) 1.355 (0.775–1.934) 1.085 (0.281–1.889)