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Epidemiologic studies of carcinoma of the kidney. II. Association of renal adenoma with smoking
Author(s) -
Bennington James L.,
Ferguson Ben R.,
Campbell P. Bruce
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196810)22:4<821::aid-cncr2820220420>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - medicine , adenoma , cigarette smoking , kidney , kidney cancer , epidemiology , gastroenterology , carcinoma
The frequency of cigarette, pipe and cigar smoking, and tobacco chewing among 77 patients with renal adenoma was compared with that among 134 control patients. Analysis of our data revealed among male patients with renal adenoma: (1) the proportion using tobacco was greater than among corresponding control patients. These differences (using the x 2 test with continuity correction) were significantly greater among males with renal adenoma than among corresponding controls for: (a) all types of tobacco use combined (at the 0.0005 level); (b) smokers of more than ten cigarettes per day (at the 0.0005 level); (c) pipe smokers, cigar smokers and tobacco chewers combined (at the 0.01 level); (d) pipe smokers (not significant); (e) cigar smokers (at the 0.005 level); and (f) tobacco chewers (at the 0.05 level). (2) proportionally fewer male patients quit using tobacco among adenoma patients who had used tobacco than among control patients who had used tobacco (significant at the 0.01 level). (3) In the adenoma and control group of females the number of patients was not large enough for statistical analysis. (4) The estimated risk of males developing renal adenoma was increased with all forms of tobacco use.