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Table 3 Association between self-reported and measured exposure

From: Association between exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields assessed by dosimetry and acute symptoms in children and adolescents: a population based cross-sectional study

  

Children

Adolescents

Variable

Quartile

n (%)*

OR (95% CI)#

n (%)*

OR (95% CI)#

Mobile phone

ownership

yes

1

122 (18.9)

1.0

296 (23.5%)

1.0

 

2

156 (24.2)

1.5 (1.1;2.1)

320 (25.4%)

2.1 (1.3;3.4)

 

3

189 (29.3)

1.5 (1.3;1.8)

322 (25.5%)

2.4 (1.4;4.0)

 

4

178 (27.6)

2.0 (1.5;2.7)

324 (25.7%)

2.6 (1.5;4.4)

Mobile phone use

during morning hours

> 5 minutes

1

5 (22.7)

1.0

27 (21.6)

1.0

 

2

2 (9.1)

0.4 (0.1;2.1)

27 (21.6)

1.0 (0.6;1.8)

 

3

9 (40.9)

1.3 (0.9;2.0)

33 (26.4)

1.2 (0.7;2.1)

 

4

6 (27.3)

1.2 (0.4;4.1)

38 (30.4)

1.5 (0.9;2.5)

Mobile phone use

during afternoon hours

> 5 minutes

1

3 (10.0)

1.0

25 (13.2%)

1.0

 

2

3 (10.0)

1.0 (0.2;5.0)

29 (15.3%)

1.2 (0.7;2.0)

 

3

10 (33.3)

3.4 (0.9;12.6)

60 (31.6%)

2.7 (1.6;4.4)

 

4

14 (46.4)

4.9 (1.4;17.3)

76 (40.0%)

3.6 (2.2;5.9)

  1. 95% CI 95% Confidence Interval
  2. * Prevalence of participants with an exposure in quartile 1 -4
  3. # Odds ratio of participants with an exposure in quartile 1 -4; reference category: Quartile 1(0.13% - 0.15% of the ICNIRP reference level), OR = 1