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Table 18 Current cigar smoking and bladder cancer by inhalation level, cigars per day, and duration

From: Systematic review of cigar smoking and all cause and smoking related mortality

Study

Cohort name

Inhalation level

Cigars per day

Duration (years)

Effect estimate

95% CI

Measure

Primary/secondary*

Shanks1998

CPS-I

 

1 to 2

 

0.78

(0.29, 1.71)

IRR

Primary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

 

3 to 4

 

1.68

(0.77, 3.18)

IRR

Primary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

 

5+

 

2.03

(0.97, 3.73)

IRR

Primary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

 

1 to 2

 

1.02

(0.20, 2.97)

IRR

Secondary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

 

3 to 4

 

2.36

(0.76, 5.50)

IRR

Secondary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

 

5+

 

0.32

(0.00, 1.80)

IRR

Secondary

Shapiro2000

CPS-II

 

1 to 2

 

0

(0.00, 0.00)

HR

Primary

Shapiro2000

CPS-II

 

3+

 

1.9

(0.80, 4.40)

HR

Primary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

None

  

1.57

(1.00, 2.36)

IRR

Primary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

Moderate-deep

 

1.52

(0.02, 8.44)

IRR

Primary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

None

  

0.77

(0.21, 1.98)

IRR

Secondary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

Slight

  

2.87

(0.58, 8.40)

IRR

Secondary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

Moderate-deep

 

1.45

(0.16, 5.25)

IRR

Secondary

Shapiro2000

CPS-II

No inhalation

 

0.5

(0.10, 2.10)

HR

Primary

Shapiro2000

CPS-II

Inhalation

  

3.6

(1.30, 9.90)

HR

Primary

Shapiro2000

CPS-II

  

<25

0

(0.00, 0.00)

HR

Primary

Shapiro2000

CPS-II

  

25+

1.1

(0.40, 2.70)

HR

Primary

  1. *Primary cigar smoking: current, exclusive cigar smoking with no previous history of cigarette or pipe smoking; secondary cigar smoking: current, exclusive cigar smoking with previous history of cigarette or pipe smoking.