Berry G, Newhouse M L, Antonis P
Br J Ind Med. 1985 Jan;42(1):12-8. doi: 10.1136/oem.42.1.12.
The mortality of over 1250 male and 420 female asbestos factory workers was observed over the period 1971-80. Smoking habits were obtained from the subjects in 1971 before the start of the follow up period. Mortality due to lung cancer and to mesothelioma was related to smoking habits. After allowing for the effect of smoking on lung cancer the relative risk due to asbestos was highest for those who had never smoked, lowest for current smokers, and intermediate for ex-smokers; the trend was statistically significant (p less than 0.05). There was no significant association between smoking and deaths due to mesothelioma. Data from several studies are reviewed, and although overall non-smokers have a relative risk of lung cancer due to asbestos that is 1.8 times that of smokers, there is some uncertainty on the accuracy of this figure because of possible biases and sampling variation. Overall the evidence is that mesothelioma risk is independent of smoking.
在1971年至1980年期间,对1250多名男性和420名女性石棉厂工人的死亡率进行了观察。吸烟习惯是在1971年随访期开始前从研究对象那里获取的。肺癌和间皮瘤导致的死亡率与吸烟习惯有关。在考虑了吸烟对肺癌的影响后,从未吸烟者因接触石棉导致的相对风险最高,当前吸烟者最低,既往吸烟者居中;这种趋势具有统计学意义(p<0.05)。吸烟与间皮瘤导致的死亡之间没有显著关联。对多项研究的数据进行了综述,尽管总体而言,不吸烟者因接触石棉患肺癌的相对风险是吸烟者的1.8倍,但由于可能存在的偏差和抽样变异,这个数字的准确性存在一定不确定性。总体而言,有证据表明间皮瘤风险与吸烟无关。