Abstract
Objective : To evaluate the risks imposed by tobacco smoking, in particular, bidi smoking, in the development of lung cancer. Methods : Two hundred eighty-four histologically confirmed patients of bronchogenic carcinoma and 852 controls matched for age, sex, and socioeconomic status were interviewed according to a predesigned questionnaire. Effects of individual variables defining the various aspects of tobacco smoking, in particular, bidi smoking, were assessed using logistic regression models. Results : 81.3% cases of bronchogenic carcinoma were ever smokers as compared with 42.2% among controls. The odd ratios for ever smoking, bidi smoking, and cigarette smoking were 5.9 (confidence interval [CI] 4.3, 8.4), 6.1 (CI 4.3, 8.7), and 5.3 (CI 2.7, 10.4), respectively. Conclusion : Bidi smoking poses a very high risk for lung cancer even more than that of cigarette smoking.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 238-241 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Annals of Thoracic Medicine |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bidi
- cigarette
- epidemiology
- lung cancer
- tobacco
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine