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. 2014 Feb 11;4(2):e003736. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003736

Table 3.

Association between smoking and the development of different types of cancer and aetiological fraction (AF) that can be attributed to smoking in both genders

Cancer site Crude OR
OR adjusted*
AF(%)
OR 95% CI p Value OR 95% CI p Value
Oral cavity 7.7 7.3 to 8.1 <0.001 4.3 4.0 to 4.5 <0.001 59.5
Oropharynx 12.0 10.8 to 13.3 <0.001 5.2 4.6 to 5.9 <0.001 68.1
Nasopharynx 2.4 2.1 to 2.7 <0.001 1.8 1.5 to 2.0 <0.001 22.9
Piriform sinus 19.2 15.1 to 24.4 <0.001 8.1 6.2 to 10.6 <0.001 78.5
Hypopharynx 13.4 11.6 to 15.5 <0.001 5.7 4.8 to 6.7 <0.001 70.7
Oesophagus 8.0 7.6 to 8.5 <0.001 4.0 3.7 to 4.2 <0.001 58.7
Stomach 2.6 2.4 to 2.3 <0.001 1.9 1.8 to 2.0 <0.001 25.3
Colon and rectum 1.3 1.3 to 1.4 <0.001 1.3 1.2 to 1.3 <0.001 8.5
Anus and anal canal 1.8 1.6 to 2.0 <0.001 2.1 1.8 to 2.3 <0.001 23.4
Liver 2.2 2.0 to 2.5 <0.001 1.4 1.2 to 1.6 <0.001 14.1
Gallbladder 1.2 0.9 to 1.5 0.621 1.3 1.0 to 1.6 0.03 7.4
Other parts of the biliary tract 1.8 1.4 to 2.2 <0.001 1.7 1.3 to 2.1 <0.001 18.2
Pancreas 1.9 1.8 to 2.1 <0.001 1.8 1.6 to 2.0 <0.001 20.7
Nasal cavity, middle ear and paranasal sinuses 2.5 2.2 to 2.8 <0.001 1.9 1.6 to 2.2 <0.001 24.9
Larynx 12.0 11.2 to 12.9 <0.001 6.3 5.9 to 6.8 <0.001 70.9
Bronchi and lung 9.3 8.8 to 9.7 <0.001 7.9 7.4 to 8.3 <0.001 70.4
Kidney 1.7 1.5 to 1.8 <0.001 1.6 1.4 to 1.7 <0.001 15.9
Bladder 3.5 3.3 to 3.7 <0.001 2.8 2.6 to 3.1 <0.001 39.1
Central nervous system 1.0 0.9 to 1.1 0.744 1.0 0.9 to 1.1 0.64
Thyroid 0.5 0.5 to 0.6 <0.001 0.8 0.7 to 0.8 <0.001
Myeloid leukaemia 1.0 1.0 to 1.1 0.213 1.0 0.9 to 1.1 0.91

*Adjusted for gender, age and alcohol consumption.