# ERRATUM

## Lung Cancer, Myocardial Infarction, and the Grossarth-Maticek Personality Types: a Case-control Study in Fukuoka, Japan

Jun Nagano, Nobuyuki Sudo, Chiharu Kubo, Suminori Kono

J Epidemiol, 2001; 11(6): 281-287

The fourth column in the first row of Table 3 (p. 284): "myocardial infarction" is to be replaced by "lung cancer." Corrected Table is as follows;

<table><caption>**Table 3.** Odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI)<sup>a</sup> of lung cancer and myocardial infarction for levels of the SIRI subscales.</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Scale</th><th rowspan="2">Score</th><th rowspan="2">No. control</th><th colspan="2">Lung Cancer</th><th colspan="2">Myocardial infarction</th></tr><tr><th>No. cases</th><th>OR (95% CI)</th><th>No. cases</th><th>OR (95% CI)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3">Type 1</td><td>0-3</td><td>194</td><td>38</td><td>1.00</td><td>33</td><td>1.00</td></tr><tr><td>4-6</td><td>228</td><td>40</td><td>0.95 (0.55-1.62)</td><td>32</td><td>0.98 (0.54-1.77)</td></tr><tr><td>7+</td><td>174</td><td>17</td><td>0.54 (0.28-1.05)<br/>P = 0.09<sup>b</sup></td><td>29</td><td>1.12 (0.60-2.08)<br/>P = 0.74<sup>b</sup></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Type 2</td><td>0</td><td>158</td><td>18</td><td>1.00</td><td>16</td><td>1.00</td></tr><tr><td>1-2</td><td>248</td><td>45</td><td>1.58 (0.82-3.04)</td><td>35</td><td>1.42 (0.71-2.85)</td></tr><tr><td>3+</td><td>188</td><td>32</td><td>1.61 (0.81-3.20)<br/>P = 0.22<sup>b</sup></td><td>43</td><td>2.40 (1.19-4.83)<br/>P = 0.01<sup>b</sup></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Type 3</td><td>0-1</td><td>173</td><td>24</td><td>1.00</td><td>13</td><td>1.00</td></tr><tr><td>2-3</td><td>229</td><td>36</td><td>1.29 (0.69-2.38)</td><td>35</td><td>2.36 (1.14-4.92)</td></tr><tr><td>4+</td><td>194</td><td>35</td><td>1.20 (0.65-2.21)<br/>P = 0.60<sup>b</sup></td><td>46</td><td>3.15 (1.54-6.49)<br/>P = 0.002<sup>b</sup></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Type 4</td><td>0-6</td><td>165</td><td>26</td><td>1.00</td><td>29</td><td>1.00</td></tr><tr><td>6.5-8</td><td>279</td><td>41</td><td>0.89 (0.49-1.61)</td><td>44</td><td>0.77 (0.43-1.39)</td></tr><tr><td>8.5+</td><td>152</td><td>28</td><td>1.07 (0.56-2.07)<br/>P = 0.81<sup>b</sup></td><td>21</td><td>0.64 (0.32-1.28)<br/>P = 0.20<sup>b</sup></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Type 5</td><td>0-5</td><td>207</td><td>30</td><td>1.00</td><td>18</td><td>1.00</td></tr><tr><td>6-7</td><td>207</td><td>38</td><td>1.27 (0.71-2.27)</td><td>33</td><td>1.35 (0.68-2.67)</td></tr><tr><td>8+</td><td>182</td><td>27</td><td>1.00 (0.53-1.90)<br/>P = 0.99<sup>b</sup></td><td>43</td><td>1.99 (1.02-3.90)<br/>P = 0.04<sup>b</sup></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Type 6</td><td>0</td><td>243</td><td>31</td><td>1.00</td><td>32</td><td>1.00</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>220</td><td>32</td><td>1.05 (0.59-1.86)</td><td>32</td><td>0.89 (0.49-1.60)</td></tr><tr><td>2+</td><td>131</td><td>32</td><td>1.31 (0.71-2.40)<br/>P = 0.40<sup>b</sup></td><td>30</td><td>1.15 (0.61-2.16)<br/>P = 0.71<sup>b</sup></td></tr></tbody></table>

<footnote><sup>a</sup> Adjusted for age, sex, job status, education level, and smoking status, using a logistic regression model.</footnote>

<footnote><sup>b</sup> Test for a linear trend.</footnote>
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