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* : p <0 .01.
† : Incidence rate ratios of age groups to 40-44 years old and those of smoking status to non-smokers were estimated using Cox proportional hazard models with an adjustment of the other variable.
‡ : Brinkman Index: number of cigarettes per day × total years smoking.
