Table 3 Dose–response effects of radon for lung cancer
Author/year | Nation | EORa/ERRb per 100 Bq/m3 (95 % CI) radon concentration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | Smokers | Ex-smokers | Non-smokers | ||
Pershagen et al. 1994 | Sweden | 0.10 (0.01–0.22) | 0.14 (−0.06–0.52) | NA | 0.07 (−0.15–0.80) |
Darby et al. 1998 | United Kingdom | 0.12 (−0.05–0.33) | −0.04 (−0.22–0.14) | 0.19 (0.03–0.35) | 0.04 (−0.49–0.57) |
Field et al. 2000 | United States | 0.24 (−0.05–0.92) | NAc | NA | NA |
Lagarde et al.d 2001 | Sweden | 0.28 (−0.05–1.05) | 0.02 (−0.06–0.32) not exposed to ETSe at home | ||
0.29 (−0.03–1.24) exposed to ETS at home | |||||
Wang et al. 2002 | China | 0.19 (−0.05–0.47) | I:0.34/II:0.02/III:0.80f | 0.09 | |
Baysson et al. 2004 | France | 0.04 (−0.01–0.11) | NA | NA | NA |
Bochicchio et al. 2005 | Italy | 0.14 (−0.11–0.46) | 0.16 (−0.12–0.51)g | -0.23 (−0.64–0.66) | |
Wichmann et al. 2005 | Germany | 0.10 (−0.02–0.30) | 0.14 (−0.06–0.52) | 0.07 (−0.03–0.42) | 0.07 (−0.15–0.80) |
Wilcox et al. 2007 | United States | 0.05 (−0.14–0.44) | Male: −0.13 (CI: −0.14–0.56) | ||
Female: 0.29 (CI: −0.12–1.70) | |||||