Smoking and adult glioma: a population-based case-control study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smoking increases the risk of numerous cancers; however, an association of smoking with adult gliomas has not been found in a population.

Methods

This case-control study included 4556 glioma cases (ICD-9 code 191.0-191.9) aged ≥ 30 years and 9112 controls from a national survey of smoking and mortality in China in 1989-1991. Controls from 325 255 surviving spouses of all-cause deaths were randomly assigned to cases in each of 103 areas according to sex and age groups at a ratio of 2:1. Smoking information was ascertained retrospectively by interviewing surviving spouses.

Results

After adjustment for confounders, smoking increased the risk of glioma deaths by 11% (odds ratio [OR] = 1.11; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.03-1.21). Compared with non-smokers; th

SUBMITTER: Hou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4677414 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature