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. 2019 May 5;29(5):180–186. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20180011

Table 2. HRs and 95% CIs of the incidence of BTC and IHBDC according to smoking in men.

  Cases IR per 100,000 HRa 95% CI

Lower Upper
IHBDC
 Never smoker 14 6.6 1.00    
 Former smoker 12 6.0 0.82 0.38 1.79
 Current smoker (<30 pack-years) 19 9.7 1.91 0.94 3.87
 Current smoker (≥30 pack-years) 35 14.7 2.25 1.19 4.25
  P-trend       0.001

BTC
 Never smoker 67 31.4 1.00    
 Former smoker 71 35.6 0.96 0.68 1.34
 Current smoker (<30 pack-years) 36 18.3 0.82 0.54 1.24
 Current smoker (≥30 pack-years) 72 30.3 0.94 0.67 1.32
  P-trend       0.611

Subtypes of BTC
 GBC
  Never smoker 18 8.4 1.00    
  Former smoker 23 11.5 1.20 0.64 2.26
  Current smoker (<30 pack-years) 10 5.1 0.89 0.41 1.97
  Current smoker (≥30 pack-years) 19 8.0 0.99 0.51 1.91
   P-trend       0.771

 EHBDC
  Never smoker 40 18.8 1.00    
  Former smoker 39 19.6 0.83 0.53 1.31
  Current smoker (<30 pack-years) 20 10.2 0.74 0.43 1.29
  Current smoker (≥30 pack-years) 41 17.3 0.83 0.53 1.29
   P-trend       0.400

 AVC
  Never smoker 5 2.3 1.00    
  Former smoker 6 3.0 1.24 0.37 4.13
  Current smoker (<30 pack-years) 5 2.5 1.50 0.42 5.29
  Current smoker (≥30 pack-years) 10 4.2 2.09 0.70 6.27
   P-trend       0.160

AVC, ampulla of Vater cancer; CI, confidence interval; BTC, biliary tract cancer; EHBDC, extrahepatic bile duct cancer; GBC, gallbladder cancer; HR, hazard ratio; IHBDC, intrahepatic bile duct cancer; IR, incidence ratio.

aAdjusted for age, study area, body mass index, history of cholelithiasis, history of diabetes mellitus, history of chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis, Japanese tea consumption, and alcohol consumption.