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. 2018 Jan 31;33(4):415–423. doi: 10.1007/s10654-018-0360-5

Table 2.

OR with 95% CI of developing ACPA positive RA and ACPA negative RA for ever smokers compared with never smokers, by cumulative dose of smoking

Pack years ACPA positive RA ACPA negative RA
ca/coa OR (95% CI)b OR (95% CI)c p ca/coa OR (95% CI)b OR (95% CI)c p
0 730/2655 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference) 480/2655 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
1–2.5 160/551 1.0 (0.9–1.2) 1.0 (0.8–1.2) 0.9 101/551 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 0.8
2.5–5 127/362 1.2 (1.0–1.5) 1.2 (1.0–1.6) 0.05 66/362 1.0 (0.7–1.3) 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 0.9
5–7.5 102/261 1.4 (1.1–1.8) 1.4 (1.1–1.8) 0.007 70/261 1.4 (1.1–1.9) 1.4 (1.1–2.0) 0.007
7.5–10 117/257 1.7 (1.3–2.1) 1.6 (1.3–2.0) < 0.0001 62/257 1.3 (1.0–1.7) 1.3 (1.0–1.7) 0.1
10–12.5 97/215 1.7 (1.3–2.2) 1.7 (1.3–2.2) < 0.0001 41/215 1.0 (0.7–1.4) 1.0 (0.7–1.4) 0.8
12.5–15 126/214 2.2 (1.8–2.8) 2.2 (1.7–2.8) < 0.0001 46//214 1.1 (0.8–1.6) 1.1 (0.8–1.6) 0.4
15–17.5 98/159 2.4 (1.8–3.1) 2.3 (1.8–3.1) < 0.0001 48/159 1.6 (1.1–2.2) 1.6 (1.1–2.2) 0.009
17.5–20 122/182 2.6 (2.1–3.4) 2.6 (2.0–3.3) < 0.0001 51/182 1.5 (1.1–2.0) 1.5 (1.1–2.0) 0.03
> 20 652/870 3.0 (2.7–3.5) 3.0 (2.6–3.4) < 0.0001 244/870 1.5 (1.2–1.7) 1.5 (1.2–1.7) 0.0002
Trend < 0.0001 Trend < 0.0001

aNumber of cases and controls

bAdjusted for age, gender, residential area, and study

cAdjusted for age, gender, residential area, study, ancestry, educational level, passive smoking, alcohol consumption, and body mass index at inclusion in the study