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Table 4 Level of spousal smoking related to deaths from lung cancer and coronary heart disease among never smokers in 25-state CPS I cohort as of 1959. Relative risk (RR with 95% CI) comparing persons with each level of exposure to those without exposure. Proportional hazards linear model (PHREG) is used and RR is adjusted for age at entry.

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Lung cancer (ICD7 = 162–3, ICD8 = 162)

Coronary heart disease (ICD7 = 420, ICD8 = 410–4).

  

1 Jan 60–31 Dec 65

1 Jan 60–30 Sep 72

1 Jan 60–31 Dec 65

1 Jan 60–30 Sep 72

Spousal smoking (ETS index level) as of 1959

Subjects

Deaths

Age-adjusted RR (95% CI)

Deaths

Age-adjusted RR (95% CI)

Deaths

Age-adjusted RR (95% CI)

Deaths

Age-adjusted RR (95% CI)

 

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x.xx (x.xx-x.xx)

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x.xx (x.xx-x.xx)

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x.xx (x.xx-x.xx)

Males

         

Never (1)

  

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

Former (2)

         

Current

         

   1–9 cpd (3)

         

   10–19 cpd(4)

         

   20 cpd (5)

         

   21–39 cpd (6)

         

   40+ cpd (7)

         

Current – total

         

Ever

         

Females

         

Never (1)

  

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

Former (2)

         

Current

         

   Pipe/cigar (3)

         

   1–9 cpd (4)

         

   10–19 cpd (5)

         

   20 cpd (6)

         

   21–39 cpd (7)

         

   40+ cpd (8)

         

Current – total

         

Ever

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