Factor | Level | Blocks includeda | Nb | β (95% CI) | Deviancec |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | All | 1-32 | 32 | 0.018 (0.016-0.021) | 44.01 |
Sex | Male | 1,3-6,12-16,19,21,23-27,31 | 18 | 0.019 (0.016-0.022) | 42.33 |
 | Female | 17,20,22,28-30 | 6 | 0.015 (0.008-0.022) |  |
 | Both | 2,7-11,18,32 | 8 | 0.018 (0.012-0.024) |  |
Publication year | <1990 | 1,14,18-20,24 | 6 | 0.025 (0.012-0.038) | 40.12 |
 | 1990-1994 | 5,7-9,13,25-31 | 12 | 0.016 (0.012-0.020) |  |
 | 1995+ | 2-4,6,10-12,15-17,21-23,32 | 14 | 0.019 (0.016-0.023) |  |
Mean age | <50 | 5,6,11,12,14,15,19-21,31 | 10 | 0.024 (0.020-0.028) | 29.12** |
 | 50-59 | 1,3,4,9,13,16-18,25-30 | 14 | 0.015 (0.012-0.018) |  |
 | 60+ | 2,7,8,10,22-24,32 | 8 | 0.017 (0.011-0.022) |  |
Quality score | 8 or 9 | 3,4,7-9,11-13,16,17,19,20,22,23, 25–30,32 | 21 | 0.017 (0.014-0.020) | 40.20 |
 | 5 to 7 | 1,2,5,6,10,14,15,18,21,24,31 | 11 | 0.022 (0.017-0.026) |  |
Continent | North America | 1,3,4,6-8,10-13,18-20,22-30,32 | 23 | 0.018 (0.014-0.021) | 43.46 |
 | Other | 2,5,9,14-17,21,31 | 9 | 0.019 (0.016-0.023) |  |
Disease fatality | Deaths | 1,5,9,12,14,15,19-21,24,31 | 11 | 0.024 (0.020-0.027) | 28.99** |
 | Incidence | 13,22,23,25-30 | 9 | 0.015 (0.011-0.020) |  |
 | Both | 2-4,6-8,10,11,16-18,32 | 12 | 0.015 (0.012-0.019) |  |
Population type | General | 1,7-9,11,14,16,17,19-21,25-30 | 17 | 0.016 (0.013-0.019) | 37.74* |
 | Other | 2-6,10,12,13,15,18,22-24,31,32 | 15 | 0.021 (0.018-0.025) |  |
Exposed to lung carcinogens | Yes | 3-6 | 4 | 0.016 (0.006-0.025) | 43.44 |
 | No | 1,2,7-32 | 28 | 0.019 (0.016-0.021) |  |
Follow-up period | 1-15 | 2,9,10,18-20,24,32 | 8 | 0.020 (0.013-0.027) | 41.72 |
 | 16-23 | 3-6,11,13,16,17,22,23,31 | 11 | 0.016 (0.012-0.021) |  |
 | 24+ | 1,7,8,12,14,15,21,25-30 | 13 | 0.019 (0.016-0.023) |  |
Adjusted for smoking | Yesd | 2-4,7-13,15-17,19,20,22-30,32 | 25 | 0.018 (0.016-0.021) | 43.98 |
 | No | 1,5,6,14,18,21,31 | 7 | 0.019 (0.009-0.029) |  |
Measure of FEV1 reported | FEV1%P | 1-4,6-11,13,15-18,21-24,32 | 20 | 0.018 (0.015-0.021) | 43.93 |
 | Other | 5,12,14,19,20,25-31 | 12 | 0.019 (0.014-0.024) |  |
Weight of β | <125 | 1,5-7,18-20,24,25,28,29 | 11 | 0.021 (0.010-0.031) | 43.54 |
 | 125-250 | 2,3,8,10,14,21-23,26,31,32 | 11 | 0.017 (0.012-0.023) |  |
 | 250+ | 4,9,11-13,15-17,27,30 | 10 | 0.019 (0.015-0.022) |  |
Original data recorded as | Regression coefficient | 7,8,10,22,23 | 5 | 0.017 (0.008-0.026) | 43.02 |
 | RR (CI) | 1-4,9,11-13,15-18,21,24-30,32 | 21 | 0.018 (0.016-0.021) |  |
 | SMR/SIR | 5,6,14,19,20,31 | 6 | 0.022 (0.011-0.034) |  |