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Table 2 Characteristics of smoking histories of lung cancer cases and controls

From: Risk of lung cancer in relation to various metrics of smoking history: a case-control study in Montreal

   

Men (N=1,630)

Women (N=1,075)

Model

Cigarette smoking variables

Unit or category

Cases

Controls

Cases

Controls

N (%)

Median value

N (%)

Median value

N (%)

Median value

N (%)

Median value

a

Ever smoking

No

18

(2.5%)

-

158

(17.7%)

-

32

(6.9%)

-

309

(50.6%)

-

  

Yes

718

(97.5%)

-

736

(82.3%)

-

432

(93.1%)

-

302

(49.4%)

-

Among subjects who ever smoked

 

b

Age of initiation

In years: Mean [SD]

15.6 [3.4]

-

16.8 [4.0]

-

18.1 [5.4]

-

20.1 [6.9]

-

c

Smoking status

Ex-smoker

225

(31.3%)

-

478

(64.9%)

-

93

(21.5%)

-

170

(56.3%)

-

  

Current smoker

493

(68.9%)

-

258

(35.1%)

-

339

(78.5%)

-

132

(43.7%)

-

d

Duration of smoking (in years)a

]0-20]

23

(3.2%)

15.0

141

(19.2%)

14.0

17

(3.9%)

10.0

90

(29.8%)

11.5

  

]20-30]

62

(8.6%)

26.1

154

(20.9%)

26.5

65

(15.1%)

27.1

67

(22.2%)

26.0

  

]30-40]

178

(24.8%)

36.0

175

(23.8%)

35.0

143

(33.1%)

35.6

80

(26.5%)

35.8

  

]40-50]

267

(37.2%)

45.1

191

(25.9%)

45.3

143

(33.1%)

45.0

50

(16.5%)

44.9

  

>50

188

(26.2%)

53.0

75

(10.2%)

53.4

64

(14.8%)

52.8

15

(5%)

55.0

e

Intensity of smoking (cig/day)

]0-20]

86

(12%)

20.0

250

(34%)

15.0

115

(26.6%)

15.0

170

(56.3%)

10.0

  

]20-30]

327

(45.5%)

25.0

279

(37.9%)

25.0

223

(51.6%)

25.0

95

(31.4%)

25.0

  

]30-40]

91

(12.7%)

40.0

68

(9.2%)

39.5

47

(10.9%)

35.0

18

(6%)

37.0

  

]40-50]

144

(20.1%)

50.0

101

(13.7%)

50.0

36

(8.3%)

50.0

15

(5%)

50.0

  

>50

70

(9.7%)

75.0

38

(5.2%)

75.0

11

(2.6%)

75.0

4

(1.3%)

62.5

f

Cumulative amount of smoking (in pack-years)a

]0-20]

24

(3.3%)

14.0

165

(22.4%)

10.0

28

(6.5%)

12.9

123

(40.7%)

7.1

  

]20-40]

87

(12.1%)

33.7

169

(23%)

30.0

103

(23.8%)

32.5

95

(31.4%)

30.2

  

]40-60]

204

(28.4%)

51.5

181

(24.6%)

49.4

178

(41.2%)

49.7

60

(19.9%)

49.7

  

]60-80]

156

(21.7%)

65.9

111

(15.1%)

69.8

72

(16.7%)

66.3

12

(4%)

62.9

  

]80-100]

64

(8.9%)

90.8

46

(6.2%)

89.7

21

(4.9%)

93.7

6

(2%)

92.5

  

>100

183

(25.5%)

127.2

64

(8.7%)

125.0

30

(6.9%)

119.7

6

(2%)

116.5

g

CSI indexa

]0-1]

33

(4.6%)

0.6

203

(27.6%)

0.6

16

(3.7%)

0.5

113

(37.4%)

0.5

  

]1-2]

192

(26.7%)

1.7

309

(42%)

1.5

177

(41%)

1.7

129

(42.7%)

1.5

  

]2-2.5]

288

(40.1%)

2.3

158

(21.5%)

2.2

200

(46.3%)

2.2

52

(17.2%)

2.2

  

]2.5-3]

166

(23.1%)

2.7

55

(7.5%)

2.7

34

(7.9%)

2.7

8

(2.7%)

2.7

  

>3

39

(5.4%)

3.2

11

(1.5%)

3.2

5

(1.2%)

3.1

0

(0%)

-

h

Time since cessation (in years)a

0b

493

(68.7%)

0

258

(35.1%)

0

339

(78.5%)

0

132

(43.7%)

0

  

]0-5]

60

(8.3%)

2.7

51

(6.9%)

2.8

35

(8.1%)

2.4

35

(11.6%)

2.1

  

]5-10]

50

(7%)

8.3

67

(9.1%)

7.8

20

(4.6%)

6.8

32

(10.6%)

7.8

  

]10-15]

41

(5.7%)

12.6

80

(10.9%)

12.8

20

(4.6%)

12.7

19

(6.3%)

12.1

  

]15-20]

41

(5.7%)

17.4

92

(12.5%)

17.9

11

(2.5%)

16.4

25

(8.3%)

18.1

  

>20

33

(4.6%)

24.7

188

(25.5%)

28.0

7

(1.6%)

32.0

59

(19.5%)

24.8

  1. This table presents the characteristics relative to cigarette smoking variables by sex among lung cancer cases and controls
  2. aComputed after a discount up to 2 years when relevant
  3. bi.e. current smokers or subjects who quit smoking less than 2 years before the reference date