Table 1.

Studies included in the metaanalysis.

First Author (Year)Study TypeLocationMean Age, Yrs, Case/controlFemale (%)Case/control, nLog-OR, Current SmokerLog-OR, Ex-smoker
Reidenberg (1993)36Case-controlUSA38/3788.5195/1430.69180.8491
Nagata (1995)37Case-controlJapan33/37100282/2922.23310.9978
Hardy (1998)38Case-controlUK47/4792.0150/3001.66010.8977
Böckle (2015)39Case-controlAustria43.3/NA84.7186/1012.5564NA
Washio (2006)51Case-controlJapan31.7/33.6100175/5172.84482.9110
Ekblom-Kullberg (2013)40Case-controlFinland47.1/47.8100205/8621.55411.8053
Young (2014)41Case-controlUSA41.7/41.779.31242/9461.05701.1779
Benoni (1990)42Case-controlSwedenNA85.856/991.68671.4000
Cooper (2001)43Case-controlUSANA90.5265/3550.88100.4820
Ghaussy (2001)44Case-controlUSA44/4496.8125/1253.83672.7668
Formica (2003)45CohortUSA, African AmericanNA10067/53,9241.76862.0720
Barbhaiya (2018)21CohortUSA, nurses from NHS*49.2*100286/230,6720.81311.6088
  • OR against non-smokers.

  • * Mean age at the start of the study. NA: not available; NHS: Nurses’ Health Study.