PASSIVE SMOKE AND DISEASE: AN INCREDIBLE STORY - Tables on heart disease

TABLE V

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES RELATING TO HEART DISEASE AMONG NONSMOKERS MARRIED TO SMOKERS


AuthorYearLocationSex of
the subject
Death
cases
Average
Relative
Risk
Relative Risk
fluctuation (min/max)
(95% confidence interval)
Hiramaya1984JapanF4941.16
(0.94-1.43)
Garland1985USAF192.70
(0.70-10.50)
Lee1986UKF
M
77
41
2.25
1.42
(0.54-1.62)
(0.59-2.59)
Martin1986USAF
F
23
<23
2.60
3.40
(1.20-5.70)
(N/A)
Svendsen 1987USAM691.61
(0.96-2.71)
Butler1988USAF
F
80
64
1.03
1.40
(0.62-1.72)
(0.51-3.84)
Palmer1988USAFm1.20
m
Helsing
(Sandler)
1988
1989
USAF
M
988
370
1.19
1.31
(1.04-1.36)
(1.05-1.64)
Hole1989ScotlandF
M
55
65
1.65
1.73
(0.79-3.46)
(1.01-2.96)
Jackson1989New ZealandF
M
20
49
3.75
1.06
(0.39-2.91)
(0.39-2.91)
Humble1990USAF761.59
(0.99-2.57)
Dobson1991AustraliaF
M
160
183
2.46
0.97
(1.47-4.13)
(0.50-1.86)
LaVecchia1993ItalyF
M
F
M
43
64
23
62
1.27
1.09
1.36
1.09
(0.52-3.09)
(0.47-2.53)
(0.46-4.05)
(0.93-2.01)
Layard1995USAF
M
914
475
0.99
0.97
(0.84-1.16)
(0.73-1.28)
LaVois
and Layard
(CPS-I)
1995USAF
M
F
M
7,133
7,768
5,448
7,552
1.03
0.97
1.04
0.98
(0.98-1.08)
(0.90-1.05)
(0.99-1.09)
(0.91-1.06)
Mannino1995USAF&Mn1.12
N/A
Muscat
and Wynder
1995USAF
M
46
68
1.33
1.38
(0.59-2.99)
(0.70-2.76)
Tusntall-Pedoc1995ScotlandF&M4281.37
(1.07-1.75)
Ciruzzi1996ArgentinaF&M 3361.43
(0.98-2.00)
He1996ChinaF781.38
(0.67-2.81)
Steenland1996USAF
M
F
M
<1,325
<2,494
1,325
2,494
1.10
1.22
1.03
1.10
(0.96-1.27)
(1.07-1.40)
(0.91-1.18)
(0.99-1.22)
Kawachi1997USAF1521.71
(1.03-2.84)


Notes:

m = no details available on numbers of deaths/cases, confidence limits or adjustment factors
n = no details available on numbers of deaths/cases or confidence limits


TABLE VI

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES RELATING TO HEART DISEASE AMONG NONSMOKERS REPORTEDLY EXPOSED TO ETS IN THE WORKPLACE [1]

AuthorYearLocationSex of
the subject
Death
cases
Average
Relative
Risk
Relative Risk
fluctuation (min/max)
(95% confidence interval)
Lee1986UKF
M
36
30
0.69
0.66
(0.26-1.87)
(0.26-1.66)
Svendsen1987USAM691.04
(0.80-2.50)
Jackson1989New ZealandF
M
9
21
1.55
1.80
(0.48-5.03)
(0.94-3.46)
Dobson1991AustraliaF
M
17
75
0.66
0.95
(0.17-2.62)
(0.51-1.78)
He1994ChinaF591.85
(0.86-4.00)
Muscat and Wynder1995USAF
M
35
68
1.00
1.20
(0.40-2.50)
(0.60-2.20)
Staanland1996USAF
M
319
768
1.06
1.03
(0.84-1.34)
(0.89-1.19)
Kawachi1997USAF
F
<152
<152
1.49
1.92
(0.71-3.14) [2]
(0.88-4.18) [3]


[1] The data in this table were obtained from the studies listed
[2] Occasional exposure
[3] Regular exposure

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