Table 6 Exploratory analyses based on type of fuel used
From: Household air pollution and cancers other than lung: a meta-analysis
Coal | Wood | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancer Site | Studies | OR* (95% CI) | Studies | OR* (95% CI) |
Cervical | 1 | 3.46 (1.08- 11.10) | 2 | 10.29 (3.27- 32.40) |
Oral | 1 | 1.47 (0.19- 11.67) | 3 | 2.45 (1.81- 3.30) |
Nasopharyngeal | 1 | 1.86 (1.28- 2.72) | 5 | 1.77 (1.07- 2.91) |
Pharyngeal | 2 | 3.35 (1.08-10.39) | 3 | 2.56 (1.20- 5.49) |
Esophageal | 1 | 1.50 (0.48- 4.71) | 2 | 2.13 (1.05 – 4.30) |
Laryngeal | 2 | 4.45 (2.03- 9.74) | 3 | 1.54 (0.81- 2.94) |