Table 2.
The effects of tobacco and alcohol use on the presence of inlet patch.
| Inlet patch (n=55) | No Inlet Patch (n=740) |
OR (95%CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pack years of cigarettes | ||||
| 0 pack years | 12 (25.0) | 241 (34.2) | 1 | 0.02 |
| 1–34 pack years | 12 (25.0) | 246 (34.9) | 1.42 (0.623 – 3.21) | |
| >35 pack years | 24 (50.0) | 218 (30.9) | 2.69 (1.31 – 5.52) | |
| Linear trend | 0.01 | |||
| Smoking status | ||||
| Never | 11 (23.9) | 281 (40.6) | 1 | |
| Former | 23 (50.0) | 305 (44.0) | 1.93 (0.922 – 4.02) | 0.04 |
| Current | 12 (26.1) | 107 (15.4) | 2.87 (1.23 – 6.69) | |
| Linear trend | 0.01 | |||
| Smoker by duration since use | ||||
| Never | 11 (24.4) | 281 (40.3) | 1 | |
| Quit >10 years ago | 15 (33.3) | 243 (34.8) | 1.58 (0.711 – 3.50) | 0.06 |
| Quit <10 years ago | 7 (15.6) | 66 (9.5) | 2.71 (1.01 – 7.25) | |
| Current | 12 (26.7) | 108 (15.5) | 2.84 (1.22 – 6.63) | |
| Linear trend | 0.007 | |||
| Smoking status and duration | ||||
| Never | 11 (23.9) | 281 (40.6) | 1 | 0.04 |
| Former, 1–34 pack years | 11 (23.9) | 188 (27.1) | 1.50 (0.635 – 3.52) | |
| Former, > 35 pack years | 12 (26.1) | 117 (16.9) | 2.62 (1.12 – 6.11) | |
| Current | 12 (26.1) | 107 (15.4) | 2.87 (1.23 – 6.69) | |
| Linear trend | 0.005 | |||
| ETOH (drinks/wk) | 4.7 (7.2) | 5.2 (7.8) | - | 0.65 |