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Testimony on Passive Smoking Mortality A Review and Preliminary Risk Assessment by A. Judson Wells, Ph.D. Vice Chairman National Council for Clean Indoor Air Before the Natural Resources, Agriculture Research and Environment Subcommittee of the Committee on Science and Technology U. S. House of Representatives
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RELATIVE RISKS: CANCER OTHER THAN LUNG FROM PASSIVE SMOKING
Highest
Exposure
All Exposures
Mantel Trend
Locale Cases R/R 2-Tail p R/R 95% C.L. 1-Tail p
Females
Cohort Studies:
Hirayama Japan 1879 1.11 0.055 1.08 1.0 -1.2 0.05
Gillis, et al. Scotlan d 33 - - 1.2 0.6 - 2.5 -
Combined Cohort 1912 1.1 1.0 -1.2
Case Control:
Miller Penna.
66 -
-
1.9
1.1 - 3.4
et al. N. Caro
Sandler lina 113 - - 2.0 1.3 - 3.0
,
Combined C/C 179 2.0 1.4 - 2.7
Combined Cohort & C/C 2091 1.56 1.3 - 1.9
Males
Gillis, et al. Scotlan d 2 - - 0.6 0.1 -2.7
et al. N. Caro
Sandler lina 5 - - 1.5 0.4 -5.7
,
Combined Cohort & C/C 7 0.9 -
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RELATIVE RISKS FROM PASSIVE SMOKING
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE, EMPHYSEMA AND CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
Highest
Exposure
All Exposures
Mantel Trend
Locale Cases R/R 2-Tail p R/R 95% C.L. 1-Tail p
Heart Dis. - Female
Cohort Studies:
Hirayama Japan 240 1.3 0.038 1.16 0.9- 1.4 0.02
Gillis, et al. Scotland 19 - - 3.6 0.9-13.8 -
Garland, et al. California 17 - - 3.5 0.9-13.6 -
Combined 276 1.27 1-0- 1.6
Heart Dis. - Male
Cohort Studies:
Gillis, et al. Scotland 14 - - 1.3 0.7- 2.6
Svendsen, et al.
Emphysema and Chr. U.S. (MRFIT) 5 - - 2.1 0.7 - 6.2
Bronchitis - Female
Cohort Study:
Hirayama Japan ,102 1.6 0.08 1.4 0.9- 2.1 0.05
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PASSIVE SMOKING
Specific Cancer Sites
Other than Lung
Cancer Site Investigator(s) Locale Cases R/R
~
Nasal Sinus Hirayama Japan 23 2.1
Brain Hirayama Japan 31 :,4. 5~`
Breast: Hirayana Japan - >1.0
Sandler, et al. N. Carolina 32 2.0
Endocrine Sandler, et al. N. Carolina 13 4.4*
Cervix: Buckley, et al. England 27 4.6'~
~
Brown, et al. Canada 30 3.7'
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Sandler, et al. N. Carolina 56 2.1
Stomach Hirayama Japan ' 635 1.0
~ Some statistical significance claimed by the authors.

DEPOSITION PATTERNS IN DIRECT AND PASSIVE SMOKING
Direct Passive
Entry Site Mouth Nose ~.
Particulate inhaled, mg. per day 2401 0.5 to 3.52
Effective particle size inhaled, )am 5 0.4
Per cent retained in mouth 37 0
Per cent retained in nose 0 8
Per cent retained in bronchus 20 0
% retained in near alveolar region 21 0
Per cent retained in or near alveoli 4 11
Per cent retained, total 82 19
Per cent exhaled 18 81
Particle size exhaled,jum. 0.7 0.4
Particulate retained, mg. per day 197 0.1 to 0.7
Particulate retained in or
near alveoli, mg. per day
9.6
0.06 - 0.4
1 Based on 15 mg. per cigarette and 20 cigarettes per day.
2 Based on 100-700 µg/m3 and 10 liters/min. inhaled for
8 hours.

EFFECT OF MISCLASSIFYING SMOKERS AS NONSMOKERS ON PASSIVE SMOKING RELATIVE RISK
Methodology is that of P. Lee, Preventive Medicine 1984; 13:732-3.
Basic assumptions are: 1) 5% Of male and female smokers profess to be nonsmokers.
2) True relative risk of passive smoking is 1.0.
Lee's Lung Cancer Case
Husbands
Wives Smo ers Nonsmo ers Total
Smo kers 36°l - 207 507. Smokers -T51 10% +
Nonsmokers 20% 30% 50% Never Smokers 30% 25% 55%
TotaT- 3z% 3-6% lw. Tota M M 1TU
Observed R/R for smokers: 10.7 Observed R/R for female smokers: 3.58
"True" R/R for smokers: 20
Spurious R/R for passive smokers: 1.42 "True" R/R for female smokers: 4.0
Spurious R/R for passive smokers: 1.1
Observed R/R for passive smokers: 1.44
Realistic Japanese Female Lung Cancer Case Realistic U.S. Female Other Cancer Case
Husbands Husbands
Wives mo ers Never m rs Total Wives Smkrs Never Smkrs Total
Sm~o cers 15% - o -T61- Smokers T551- 10% 45°9
Never Smokers 64% 20% 84% Never Smokers 30% 25% 55%
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Tota M 21 1Tff Total M 5 1D
OT
Observed R/R for female smokers: 2.03
"True" R/R for female smokers: 2.05
Spurious R/R for passive smokers: 1.0
Observed R/R for passive smokers: 1.57
Observed R/R for female smokers: 1.12
"True" R/R for female smokers: 1.126
Spurious R/R for passive smokers: 1.0
Observed R/R for passive smokers: 1.56
Realistic U.S. Female Lung Cancer Case
Husbands
Wives Smkrs Never Smkrs Total
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