Table 4.
Distribution of smoking status by inflammatory cell infiltrate
| Category | Variable | Non-smokers | Smokers | Total | OR (95% CI) | z statistic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute inflammatory cells | 1.89 (0.97-3.7), P = 0.06 | 1.881 | ||||
| Present | 22 | 19 | 41 | |||
| Absent | 178 | 81 | 259 | |||
| Total | 200 | 100 | 300 | |||
| Chronic inflammatory cells | ||||||
| Present | 25 | 33 | 58 | 3.34 (1.9-6.22), P = 0.0001 | 4.104 | |
| Absent | 175 | 67 | 242 | |||
| Total | 200 | 100 | 300 |