Table 5 Comparison of anaerobes and prostate/cervix ca risk and imprecise measures of sun exposure vs more precise lung ca risk of low dose tobacco.

Geographic study of PC risk low vs high sun exposure⁵⁵

8

1.36 (range 1.01–1.73)

Clinical Questionnaire PC risk low vs high sun exposure⁵⁵

8

1.13 (range 1.0–1.41)

Bacterial vaginosis & Ca Cervix⁵⁶

19

1.51 (1.24–1.83)

HPV, BV and abnormal cytology vs BV alone vs BV absent⁵⁷

1

3.82 vs 2.91 vs 1.00

10 yr cancer mortality post a psychiatric sick note vs no note in civil service⁵⁸

1

2.49 (1.33 to 4.68)

Male death Lung cancer from smoking 1–4 cigarettes a day⁵⁹

1

2.79 ((0.94 to 8.28)

Presence of anaerobes in prostate & PC risk see Table 4 for actual data

1

Odds ratio* (95% C.I.) = 17.8 (7. 6, 42.0); p-value= 3.88e-10 * Odds ratio was computed by median-unbiased estimation (exact CI).

Male death Lung cancer from smoking 5–9 cigarettes a day⁵⁹

1

11.1 (6.94–20.44)