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Table 6 Results of silica-smoking and diesel-smoking interaction studies included in the systematic review

From: Absence of multiplicative interactions between occupational lung carcinogens and tobacco smoking: a systematic review involving asbestos, crystalline silica and diesel engine exhaust emissions

Author (Year)

Subjects (cases)

Cases (controls)

Perioda

NS/Exposed

S/Exposed

Interaction Estimation

Interpretation

Additive

Multiplicative

Additive

Multiplicative

Silica-smoking interaction studies

Liu (2013) [36]

34018

546

1960–2003

HR = 1.10 (0.68-1.78)

HR = 3.83 (2.48-5.90)

RERI = 0.98

(0.23-1.74)

IT

P = 0.25

No

No

Fu (1994) [37]

M: 79

M: 188

1973–1989

NA

NA

NA

IT

P = 0.57

NA

No

Cassidy (2007) [38]

M: 2197

F: 655

M: 2295

F: 809

1998–2002

OR = 1.41 (0.79 -2.49)

OR = 1.41 (1.07-1.87)

NA

Test for Heterogeneity P = 0.37

NA

No

De Matteis (2012) [6]

M: 1537

M: 1617

2002–2005

OR = 1.41 (0.51-3.91)

OR = 44.98 (27.15-74.52)

NA

LRT

P = 0.94

NA

No

Kachuri (2014) [39]

M: 1681

M: 2053

1994–1997

OR = 0.63 (0.26-1.52)

OR = 42.53 (23.54-76.83)

S = 2.38

(1.35-4.21)

V = 3.59

(1.51-8.49)

Positive

Positive

Consonni (2015) [40]

M: 15608

M: 18531

1985–2010

OR = 1.18

OR = 18.5

RERI = 6.80

(4.36-9.62)

IT

P = 0.28

Positive

No

Lacourt (2015) [34]

M: 241

M: 196

St.1: 1979–1986 St.2: 1996–1998

OR = 3.1 (1.0–9.6)

OR = 1.4 (0.7–2.7)

NA

IT

P = 0.02

NA

Negative

Diesel-smoking interaction studies

Silverman (2012) [41]

M: 198

M: 562 Ma

1947–1977

OR = 7.30 (1.46- 36.57)

OR = 17.38 (3.48-86.73)

NA

IT

P = 0.086

NA

No

Pintos (2012) [42]

St. I: M: 857 St. II: M: 736

St. I: M: 533 St. II: M: 894

St. I: 1979–1986

St. II: 1996–2001

OR = 2.29 (1.1-4.6)

OR = 9.84 (6.4-15.1)

NA

IT

OR = 1.15 (0.5-2.7)

NA

No

  1. M Males, F Females, S Smokers, NS Non-Smokers, NA Not Applicable, S Synergy Index, V Multiplicativity Index, RERI Relative Excess Risk due to Interaction, LRT likelihood ratio test, IT interaction term
  2. a: Follow-up or recruitment period