Table 1

 Characteristics of cases and controls

CasesControls
*Never smokers excluded. Total lifelong tobacco consumption (in thousands of packets).
†All subjects.
‡Drinkers only.
§All subjects.
¶Median values (with 25th and 75th percentiles).
**Defined according to the classification proposed by Ahrens and Merletti15 for those individuals having worked for more than 1 year in a risk occupation.
Sex (% men)118 (89.4)164 (87.7)
Mean (SD) age (years)64.2 (10.8)62.5 (9.9)
Tobacco consumption
    Current smokers (%)79 (59.8)50 (26.8)
        Mean (SD)*23.7 (12.6)14.6 (11.1)
        Median*¶21.7 (14.9, 31.0)13.0 (5.4, 20.6)
    Ex-smokers (%)43 (32.6)60 (32.0)
Carcinogenic exposure at work**
    Yes (%)49 (37.1)49 (26.2)
Type of wine consumption
    Non-drinkers (%)33 (25.0)41 (21.9)
    White (%)26 (19.7)9 (4.8)
    Red (%)47 (35.8)101 (54.0)
    Rosé (%)7 (5.3)11 (5.9)
    All types (%)18 (13.6)25 (13.4)
Number of daily glasses of wine
    Total†
        Mean3.93.5
        Median¶4.00 (1.25, 6.00)3.0 (1.0, 6.0)
    Red‡
        Mean4.84.2
        Median¶4.0 (2.0, 6.0)4.0 (2.0, 6.0)
    White‡
        Mean5.54.8
        Median¶4.5 (2.0, 8.0)5.0 (2.0, 6.5)
    Rosé‡
        Mean7.05.6
        Median¶6.0 (5.0, 10.0)4.0 (3.0, 9.0)
Other alcoholic beverages§
    Beer
        Mean4.74.2
        Median¶0.0 (0.0, 3.75)0.0 (0.0, 3.50)
    Spirits
        Mean3.922.18
        Median¶0.0 (0.0, 2.0)0.0 (0.0, 2.0)