(B) Risk with duration of passive smoke exposure
Cases (n=248)Controls (n=360)Age OR
(95% CI)
aOR
(95% CI)
Duration of home exposure
>5 hours/day3 (1.2)3 (0.8)1.9 (0.4–9.8)2.6 (0.4 to 15.1)
1–5 hours/day19 (7.7)18 (5.0)1.7 (0.9–3.5)2.1 (1.0 to 4.6)
<1 hour/day33 (13.3)26 (7.2)2.0 (1.1–3.4)2.9 (1.5 to 5.6)
Not exposure to passive smoking at home193 (77.8)313 (86.9)1.01.0
Duration of passive smoking in public
>5 hours/day32 (12.9)35 (9.7)1.3 (0.7–2.2)1.6 (0.8 to 3.1)
1–5 hours/day72 (29.0)95 (26.4)1.2 (0.8–1.8)1.6 (0.9 to 2.6)
<1 hour/day61 (24.6)109 (30.3)0.9 (0.6–1.4)1.2 (0.7 to 2.0)
Not exposure to passive smoking in public83 (33.5)121 (33.6)1.01.0
  • ORs were adjusted for age (age OR) and for age, sex, regular alcohol consumption, reported hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes and BMI (aOR).

  • *9 cases did not specify exposure to passive smoking in the questionnaire and so were left out of this analysis.

  • aOR, adjusted OR; BMI body mass index.