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. 2014 Aug 30;2014(48):115–124. doi: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgu004

Table 6.

Exposures associated to hairy cell leukemia risk in the final model*

OR (95% CI) P
Lifetime cigarette exposure
 Nonsmoker† 1.00 (referent) .001
 1–10 pack-years 0.69 (0.43–1.09)
 11–20 pack-years 0.56 (0.34–0.95)
 21–35 pack-years 0.48 (0.28–0.83)
 >35 pack-years 0.29 (0.14–0.58)
Ever lived or worked on a farm
 No 1.00 (referent) .043
 Yes 1.70 (1.02–2.82)
Height‡
 Quartile 1 (low) 1.00 (referent) .016
 Quartile 2 1.60 (0.82–3.12)
 Quartile 3 2.40 (1.23–4.70)
 Quartile 4 (high) 2.59 (1.32–5.07)

* Adjusted for age, sex, race and/or ethnicity, study, and SES. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; SES = socioeconomic status.

† Smoked less than 6 mo or less than 100 cigarettes in lifetime.

‡ Height cut points for males (Q1-2: 172; Q2-3: 177.8; Q3-4: 182) and for females (Q1-2: 159; Q2-3: 163; Q3-4: 168).