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Table 24 Current cigar smoking and aortic aneurysm by inhalation level and cigars per day

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

Study

Cohort name

Inhalation level

Cigars per day

Effect estimate

95% CI

Measure

Primary/secondary*

Shanks1998

CPS-I

 

1 to 2

1.82

(1.11, 2.81)

IRR

Primary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

 

3 to 4

0.88

(0.35, 1.82)

IRR

Primary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

 

5+

2.62

(1.58, 4.09)

IRR

Primary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

 

1 to 2

3.03

(1.51, 5.43)

IRR

Secondary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

 

3 to 4

2.8

(1.34, 5.16)

IRR

Secondary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

 

5+

2.64

(1.26, 4.85)

IRR

Secondary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

None

 

1.73

(1.22, 2.39)

IRR

Primary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

Slight

 

1

(0.20, 2.92)

IRR

Primary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

Moderate-deep

4.94

(1.59, 11.52)

IRR

Primary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

None

 

2.18

(1.22, 3.59)

IRR

Secondary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

Slight

 

3.52

(1.69, 6.47)

IRR

Secondary

Shanks1998

CPS-I

Moderate-deep

2.94

(0.95, 6.87)

IRR

Secondary

  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.