Table 2 Dose-response relationship between smoking and CRC deaths among subgroups

From: Association between smoking and deaths due to colorectal malignant carcinoma: a national population-based case–control study in China

 

Men

Women

 

Control (%)

Case (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Age-adjusted OR (95% CI)

Control (%)

Case (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Age-adjusted OR (95% CI)

Urban

Non-smoker

4510 (43.90)

2180 (42.44)

1.000

1.000

8322 (83.40)

4108 (82.34)

1.000

1.000

Years of smoking

 <20

602 (5.86)

267 (5.20)

0.917 (0.788–1.069)

0.851 (0.715–1.014)

171 (1.71)

79 (1.58)

0.936 (0.715–1.225)

0.944 (0.721–1.236)

 2029

750 (7.30)

355 (6.91)

0.979 (0.855–1.122)

0.973 (0.905–1.045)

221 (2.21)

102 (2.04)

0.935 (0.737–1.186)

0.970 (0.861–1.093)

30

4412 (42.44)

2335 (45.45)

1.095 (1.019–1.176)

1.030 (1.006–1.055)

1264 (12.67)

700 (14.03)

1.122 (1.016–1.239)

1.033 (0.998–1.068)

P for trend

  

<0.001

   

0.045

 

Cigarettes smoked daily

 <10

1605 (15.62)

804 (15.65)

1.036 (0.939–1.144)

1.037 (0.939–1.145)

802 (8.04)

392 (7.86)

0.990 (0.873–1.124)

0.982 (0.865–1.115)

 1019

2027 (19.73)

941 (18.32)

0.960 (0.875–1.054)

0.979 (0.935–1.026)

555 (5.56)

290 (5.81)

1.069 (0.914–1.226)

1.023 (0.951–1.102)

20

2132 (20.75)

1212 (23.59)

1.176 (1.078–1.283)

1.056 (1.026–1.088)

299 (3.00)

199 (3.99)

1.348 (1.123–1.619)

1.102 (1.037–1.171)

P for trend

  

<0.001

   

0.008

 

Age at onset of smoking

 >20

2883 (28.06)

1440 (28.03)

1.033 (0.953–1.121)

1.034 (0.953–1.122)

1017 (10.19)

524 (10.50)

1.044 (0.933–1.167)

1.034 (0.924–1.157)

20

2881 (28.04)

1517 (29.53)

1.089 (1.005–1.181)

1.043 (1.002–1.086)

639 (6.40)

357 (7.16)

1.132 (0.989–1.295)

1.058 (0.989–1.133)

P for trend

  

<0.001

   

0.062

 

Rural

Non-smoker

1132 (37.14)

480 (31.50)

1.000

1.000

2364 (91.49)

1168 (90.40)

1.000

1.000

Years of smoking

 <20

200 (6.56)

83 (5.45)

0.979 (0.742–1.291)

0.829 (0.597–1.150)

28 (1.08)

15 (1.16)

1.084 (0.577–2.038)

1.106 (0.588–2.081)

 2029

293 (9.61)

142 (9.32)

1.143 (0.911–1.434)

1.024 (0.903–1.160)

24 (0.93)

14 (1.08)

1.181 (0.609–2.291)

1.089 (0.782–1.517)

30

1423 (46.69)

819 (53.74)

1.357 (1.184–1.557)

1.109 (1.059–1.162)

168 (6.50)

95 (7.35)

1.145 (0.881–1.486)

1.040 (0.952–1.135)

P for trend

  

<0.001

   

0.268

 

Cigarettes smoked daily

 <10

628 (20.60)

315 (20.67)

1.183 (0.996–1.405)

1.183 (0.995–1.405)

134 (5.19)

67 (5.19)

1.012 (0.749–1.368)

1.000 (0.739–1.358)

 1019

657 (21.56)

321 (21.06)

1.152 (0.971–1.367)

1.071 (0.983–1.167)

63 (2.44)

42 (3.25)

1.162 (0.953–1.416)

1.155 (0.947–1.409)

20

631 (20.70)

408 (26.77)

1.525 (1.294–1.797)

1.148 (1.086–1.213)

23 (0.89)

15 (1.16)

1.097 (0.882–1.364)

1.095 (0.880–1.362)

P for trend

  

<0.001

   

0.136

 

Age at onset of smoking

 >20

1026 (33.66)

517 (33.92)

1.188 (1.023–1.381)

1.195 (1.028–1.389)

163 (6.31)

87 (6.73)

1.080 (0.825–1.414)

1.064 (0.812–1.394)

20

890 (29.20)

527 (34.58)

1.397 (1.200–1.625)

1.177 (1.090–1.270)

57 (2.21)

37 (2.86)

1.314 (0.864–1.999)

1.145 (0.928–1.412)

P for trend

  

<0.001

   

0.185

 
  1. Abbreviations: OR=odds ratio; CI=confidence interval.