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

Table 4.

Association between smoking and the development of different types of cancer in men

Cancer site Crude OR
OR adjusted*
OR 95% CI p Value OR 95% CI p Value
Oral cavity 7.8 7.3 to 8.3 <0.001 4.4 4.1 to 4.8 <0.001
Oropharynx 10.2 9.0 to 11.6 <0.001 5.3 4.6 to 6.1 <0.001
Nasopharynx 2.1 1.8 to 2.4 <0.001 1.8 1.5 to 2.1 <0.001
Piriform sinus 14.1 10.8 to 18.3 <0.001 7.8 5.9 to 10.5 <0.001
Hypopharynx 11.1 9.4 to 13.1 <0.001 6.1 5.1 to 7.3 <0.001
Oesophagus 7.6 7.0 to 8.1 <0.001 4.0 3.7 to 4.3 <0.001
Stomach 2.5 2.3 to 2.6 <0.001 1.9 1.8 to 2.0 <0.001
Colon and rectum 1.4 1.4 to 1.5 <0.001 1.3 1.2 to 1.4 <0.001
Anus and anal canal 2.2 1.8 to 2.7 <0.001 2.1 1.6 to 2.7 <0.001
Liver 2.2 1.9 to 2.3 <0.001 1.4 1.2 to 1.7 <0.001
Gallbladder 1.6 1.1 to 2.2 0.012 1.4 0.9 to 2.1 0.13
Other parts of the biliary tract 1.9 1.4 to 2.5 <0.001 1.7 1.2 to 2.3 0.003
Pancreas 2.0 1.8 to 2.3 <0.001 1.7 1.4 to 2.0 <0.001
Nasal cavity, middle ear and paranasal sinuses 2.5 2.1 to 2.3 <0.001 2.0 1.6 to 2.4 <0.001
Larynx 8.8 8.2 to 9.5 <0.001 5.6 5.1 to 6.1 <0.001
Bronchi and lung 8.9 8.3 to 9.4 <0.001 7.7 7.2 to 8.3 <0.001
Kidney 1.6 1.4 to 1.8 <0.001 1.7 1.5 to 1.9 <0.001
Bladder 3.0 2.8 to 3.2 <0.001 2.9 2.7 to 3.2 <0.001
Central nervous system 0.9 0.8 to 1.2 0.104 1.0 0.9 to 1.2 0.54
Thyroid 0.7 0.6 to 0.8 <0.001 0.7 0.6 to 0.9 <0.001
Myeloid leukaemia 1.0 0.9 to 1.1 0.347 1.0 0.8 to 1.1 0.70
Penis 1.5 1.3 to 1.7 <0.001 1.2 1.0 to 1.4 0.06
Prostate 1.2 1.2 to 1.3 <0.001 1.1 1.1 to 1.2 <0.001
Testicle 0.7 0.6 to 0.8 <0.001 1.2 1.0 to 1.4 0.13

*Adjusted for age and alcohol consumption.