Table 1.
Flow chart, Nordic studies
Study | Included in the study | Data on smoking, birth year, and gender. No overlap EIMS/GEMS | Nordic origin | Past smokers excluded | HLA genotype available. Dataset for analysis |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
EIMS | |||||
Cases | 2488 | 2488 | 2027 | 1569 | 1308 |
Controls | 5433 | 5433 | 4243 | 3379 | 1858 |
GEMS | |||||
Cases | 6156 | 6085 | 5520 | 4264 | 3272 |
Controls | 5408 | 5357 | 4568 | 3762 | 2382 |
Danish study | |||||
Cases | 2048 | 2048 | 1832 | 1520 | 1474 |
Controls | 4546 | 4541 | 4277 | 3618 | 3469 |
Norwegian study | |||||
Cases | 332 | 316 | 316 | 278 | 211 |
Controls | 773 | 756 | 748 | 702 | 692 |