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Table 4 Hospital Discharge Odds Ratios (HDORs) by job category (reference White collars) and residential classification (reference Commuters)

From: Mortality and morbidity study of petrochemical employees in a polluted site

Cause of hospitalizationa

ICD - 9 - CM

Observed

HDORbby job category

(90% CI)

Reference White collars

HDORbby residential classification

(90% CI)

Reference Commuters

Both c

Blue collars

Residents in Gela

Neoplasms

140-239

420

1.23 (0.91-1.68)

1.33 (1.04-1.72)

1.02 (0.85-1.22)

Malignant neoplasms

140-208

297

1.12 (0.77-1.61)

1.25 (0.93-1.67)

0.95 (0.76-1.18)

 Digestive organs, and peritoneum

150-159

69

1.14 (0.56-2.31)

0.99 (0.55-1.78)

1.24 (0.81-1.91)

 Colon, rectum, rectosigmoid junction, and anus

153-154

26

1.07 (0.35-3.2)

1.08 (0.44-2.66)

1.39 (0.72-2.67)

 Liver primary

155

14

0.69 (0.15-3.05)

0.31 (0.09-1.09)

0.33 (0.09-1.2)

 Respiratory and intrathoracic organs

160-165

39

0.78 (0.17-3.46)

2.15 (0.82-5.66)

0.8 (0.42-1.54)

 Trachea bronchus and lung

162

31

0.82 (0.18-3.83)

1.76 (0.62-5.01)

0.58 (0.27-1.25)

 Other skin

173

26

0.71 (0.22-2.24)

1.11 (0.44-2.81)

0.44 (0.21-0.95)

 Genitourinary organs

179-189

110

1.13 (0.65-1.98)

1.23 (0.79-1.92)

0.83 (0.59-1.16)

 Bladder

188

33

2.9 (1.1-7.65)

1.25 (0.51-3.06)

0.44 (0.21-0.89)

 Kidney

189

12

0.5 (0.07-3.58)

1.13 (0.35-3.67)

2.62 (0.93-7.41)

 CNS

191-192; 225

11

0.8 (0.1-6.55)

1.23 (0.31-4.92)

4.95 (1.32-18.47)

 Lymphatic and hematopoietic tissue

200-208

23

0.82 (0.22-3.03)

0.85 (0.31-2.35)

0.62 (0.28-1.36)

 Non-Hodgkin

200; 202

11

0.96 (0.18-5.27)

0.96 (0.25-3.74)

0.67 (0.23-1.93)

Diseases of the circulatory system

390-459

817

1.25 (0.99-1.57)

1.45 (1.21-1.74)

1.02 (0.89-1.17)

Diseases of the respiratory system

460-519

289

1.08 (0.74-1.57)

1.1 (0.81-1.48)

1.07 (0.87-1.33)

 Acute respiratory infections; pneumonia and influenza

460-466; 480-487

97

1.5 (0.83-2.72)

1.26 (0.78-2.03)

1.13 (0.79-1.61)

 COPD

490-496

81

1.81 (0.85-3.97)

2.0 (1.0-3.0)

1.4 (0.96-2.06)

Diseases of the digestive system

520-579

636

1.35 (1.06-1.71)

1.17 (0.96-1.43)

1.1 (0.96-1.28)

Diseases of the genitourinary system

580-629

474

1.29 (0.97-1.7)

1.34 (1.06-1.68)

1.23 (1.04-1.45)

 Nephritis nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis

580-589

48

2.68 (0.9-7.99)

3.09 (1.15-8.26)

1.31 (0.78-2.18)

  1. a Outcomes of a priori interest with at least 10 subjects with an hospital discharge record in the study period.
  2. b HDOR estimates are adjusted for age, residence category or job category, and time since first employment.
  3. c workers who were both blue collar and white collar in their employment history.