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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lung Cancer. 2014 Jan 11;84(1):31–35. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2014.01.004

Table 3. Effect of Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Lung Cancer by Smoky Coal Mine Source&.

Cases Controls OR (95% CI)* P-value OR (95% CI)* P-value



Coal Mine Source Smoker Non-Smoker Smoker Non-Smoker Cigarettes/Day Cigarette Duration (Years)
Ever Used Smoky Coal (SC) 225 24 184 25 1.03 (1.00-1.05) 0.087 1.02 (0.99-1.04) 0.14
 Lai Bin/Long Tan Only (LB/LT) 148 13 51 8 1.00 (0.96-1.05) 0.95 1.02 (0.99-1.06) 0.23
 Mixed Lai Bin/Long Tan & Other Smoky Coal (MC) 15 3 3 1 - - - -
 Never Used Lai Bin/Long Tan Coal (No LB/LT) 62 8 130 16 1.07 (1.02-1.13) 0.029 1.03 (1.00-1.07) 0.071
Never Used Smoky Coal (No SC) 9 2 42 9 1.27 (0.77-2.09) 0.35 1.03 (0.98-1.08) 0.28
 P-interaction (LB/LT; No LB/LT) 0.014 0.39
 P-interaction (LB/LT; NSC) 0.01 0.17
 P-interaction (SC; NSC) 0.0079 0.16
 P-interaction (LB/LT; MC; No LB/LT; No SC) 0.074 0.61
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Results presented as continuous variables

*

Adjusted for age, passive smoking, first-degree relative with lung cancer, literacy, ever had coal mining job, quantity of coal used