Table 23.
Current cigar smoking and aortic aneurysm
| Study | Cohort name | Cigar smoker deaths | Effect estimate | 95% CI | Measure | Primary/secondary* | Adjustment | ICD codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Cigar | ||||||||
| Kahn1966 | Dorn study | 24 | 2.06 | (1.32, 3.07) | SMR | Age | ICD 7: 450 | |
| Carstensen1987 | Swedish Census Cohort | 4 | 5.1 | (1.33, 13.19) | SMR | Age, residence | ICD 8: 451 | |
| Shanks1998 | CPS-I | 46 | 1.76 | (1.29, 2.35) | IRR | Primary | Age | |
| Shanks1998 | CPS-I | 31 | 2.82 | (1.91, 4.00) | IRR | Secondary | Age | |
| Current Cigar and/or Pipe | ||||||||
| Strachan1991 | Whitehall study | 5.4 | (1.90, 15.30) | OR | Age | ICD 8: 441 | ||
*Primary cigar smoking: current, exclusive cigar smoking with no previous history of cigarette or pipe smoking; primary cigar and/or pipe smoking: current, exclusive cigar and/or pipe smoking with no previous history of cigarette smoking; secondary cigar smoking: current, exclusive cigar smoking with previous history of cigarette or pipe smoking; secondary cigar and/or pipe smoking: current, exclusive cigar and/or pipe smoking with previous history of cigarette smoking.