Dose-response relationship of lung cancer to amount smoked, duration and age starting

Table 7 Duration of smoking by current smokers (yr) - dose-response data

Block: Study	Duration of smoking groupings (yr)	Mean values	RRs1
1: AMANDU	0-24, 25+	12.66, 41.28	5.92, 7.02 M
2: BEST	1-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40+	2.64, 7.02, 12.03, 16.89, 24.03, 33.93, 51.12	1.60, 2.60, 2.30, 3.20, 4.10, 13.90, 14.20
3: BOUCOT	1-39, 40+	32.05, 51.14	42.40, 89.94 M
4: BUFFLE	1-30, 31-40, 41+	19.34, 35.56, 48.49	14.00, 14.70, 18.15 M
5: CEDERL	1-29, 30+	23.94, 41.09	1.80, 7.40 M
6: CEDERL	1-29, 30+	22.26, 39.47	1.60, 9.60 M
7: CPSI	1-29, 30+	23.70, 32.03	3.83, 6.56 M
8: CPSI	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40+	24.92, 31.91, 36.52, 43.07	5.58, 13.40, 16.93, 29.61 M
9: CPSI	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50+	23.57, 32.25, 37.75, 42.03, 46.80, 51.81	3.11, 6.57, 10.35, 15.21, 21.46, 33.11 M
10: CPSI	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+	10.67, 30.00, 39.00, 42.21, 47.57, 52.05, 56.73, 62.87	5.46, 6.26, 5.86, 8.22, 12.48, 15.28, 18.86, 28.60
11: CPSI	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+	20.00, 32.00, 37.00, 41.00, 46.25, 51.86, 57.00, 65.03	2.17, 2.27, 12.66, 3.47, 6.22, 6.31, 12.87, 13.23
12: CPSI	1-29, 30+	21.86, 31.37	6.16, 13.80 M
13: CPSI	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40+	23.29, 31.61, 36.72, 43.09	2.90, 6.91, 8.49, 19.48 M
14: CPSI	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50+	21.03, 31.92, 37.45, 42.21, 46.65, 52.80	1.51, 3.71, 4.73, 5.72, 7.78, 14.48 M
15: CPSI	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55+	21.69, 31.38, 37.19, 41.80, 47.14, 51.76, 57.56	2.30, 3.38, 3.67, 5.81, 7.01, 6.20, 3.32
16: CPSI	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55+	18.00, 30.00, 38.00, 41.75, 46.71, 52.25, 61.54	0.38, 3.11, 2.72, 3.22, 1.15, 1.85, 3.20
17: CPSII	1-29, 30+	19.15, 32.13	3.69, 108.27 M
18: CPSII	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40+	24.92, 31.91, 36.52, 43.07	7.72, 19.47, 25.01, 36.98 M
19: CPSII	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50+	23.57, 32.25, 37.75, 42.03, 46.80, 51.81	15.51, 17.86, 27.31, 44.71, 50.92, 72.07 M
20: CPSII	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+	10.67, 30.00, 39.00, 42.21, 47.57, 52.05, 56.73, 62.87	9.97, 11.05, 20.45, 18.59, 24.33, 32.06, 40.43, 45.64
21: CPSII	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+	20.00, 32.00, 37.00, 41.00, 46.25, 51.86, 57.00, 66.09	7.54, 4.53, 4.37, 16.30, 16.01, 13.40, 18.09, 21.79
22: CPSII	1-19, 20+	13.93, 24.23	10.98, 8.38
23: CPSII	1-29, 30-34, 35+	23.29, 31.61, 37.81	8.96, 18.34, 23.32 M
24: CPSII	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50+	21.03, 31.92, 37.45, 42.22, 46.65, 52.80	6.50, 13.04, 17.07, 20.56, 23.94, 28.45 M
25: CPSII	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55+	21.69, 31.38, 37.19, 41.80, 47.14, 51.76, 57.56	6.64, 5.57, 10.19, 12.96, 15.79, 18.75, 19.34
26: CPSII	1-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+	18.00, 30.00, 38.00, 42.20, 46.71, 52.23, 57.10, 65.06	3.36, 7.92, 6.31, 8.14, 11.68, 9.45, 9.18, 19.88
27: DEAN2	1-19, 20+	15.09, 38.28	3.21, 3.84 M
28: DEAN2	1-19, 20+	13.93, 35.85	0.98, 5.88
29: HUMBLE	1-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50+	17.18, 34.07, 44.43, 56.60	15.45, 17.54, 19.61, 17.27
30: KAISE2	1-39, 40+	23.76, 51.12	4.86, 15.64 M
31: KAISE2	1-39, 40+	22.73, 48.96	9.09, 30.41 M
32: KATSOU	1-29, 30+	14.58, 42.43	1.29, 7.43 M
33: LIAW	1-20, 21-30, 31+	14.32, 26.18, 44.79	0.90, 2.60, 4.70
34: MATOS	1-24, 25-39, 40+	12.75, 31.16, 50.57	5.20, 7.40, 10.20 M
35: PEZZO2	1-35, 36+	17.15, 48.89	16.25, 26.77 M

¹M indicates a strictly monotonic rise in RR with increasing duration of smoking.