Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS nlnR0xmJ. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Epidemiologic studies conducted to date have shown evidence of a causal relation between smoking and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) risk. However, previous studies did not account for passive smoking exposure in the never-smoking reference group. The California Teachers Study collected information about lifetime smoking and household passive smoking exposure in 1995 and about lifetime exposure to passive smoking in 3 settings (household, workplace, and social settings) in 1997-1998. Multivariable-adjusted relative risks and 95% confidence intervals were estimated by fitting Cox proportional hazards models with follow-up through 2007. Compared with never smokers, ever smokers had a 1.11-fold (95% confidence interval (CI) : 0.94,1.30) higher NHL risk that increased to a 1.22-fold (95% CI : 0.95,1.57) higher risk when women with household passive smoking were excluded from the reference category. Statistically significant dose responses were observed for lifetime cumulative smoking exposure (intensity and pack-years ; both P's for trend=0.02) when women with household passive smoking were excluded from the reference category. Among never smokers, NHL risk increased with increasing lifetime exposure to passive smoking (relative risk=1.51 (95% CI : 1.03,2.22) for>40 years vs.<5 years of passive smoking ; P for trend=0.03), particularly for follicular lymphoma (relative risk=2.89 (95% CI : 1.23,6.80) ; P for trend=0.01). The present study provides evidence that smoking and passive smoking may influence NHL etiology, particularly for follicular lymphoma.
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