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Table 6 Risk of glioma and reported pesticide use in non-farm jobs

From: The upper midwest health study: a case–control study of pesticide applicators and risk of glioma

Pesticide

 

Including proxy respondents

Excluding proxy respondents

 

CAS number

Cases

(n = 798)

Controls

(n = 1,175)

ORa (95 % CI)

Cases

(n = 438)

Controls

(n = 1,141)

OR (95 % CI)

Any pesticide use in non-farm jobs

 

65

124

0.72 (0.52-0.99)*

34

124

0.59 (0.39-0.90)*

2,4-D

94-75-7

12

32

0.56 (0.28-1.10)

6

32

0.49 (0.20-1.22)

Dicamba

1918-00-9

4

10

0.55 (0.17-1.79)

3

10

0.81 (0.21-3.10)

Glyphosate

1071-83-6

12

19

0.83 (0.39-1.73)

8

19

0.79 (0.33-1.86)

DDT

50-29-3

11

18

0.93 (0.43-1.99)

4

18

0.70 (0.23-2.14)

Diazinon

333-41-5

10

24

0.61 (0.29-1.29)

8

24

0.81 (0.35-1.87)

Malathion

121-75-5

9

18

0.69 (0.30-1.56)

9

18

1.04 (0.45-2.40)

Carbamates

 

16

35

0.69 (0.38-1.27)

11

35

0.76 (0.37-1.54)

Organochlorines

 

21

42

0.74 (0.43-1.28)

10

42

0.63 (0.31-1.30)

Organophosphates

 

24

51

0.65 (0.39-1.07)

16

51

0.69 (0.38-1.25)

Phenoxys

 

18

34

0.78 (0.43-1.40)

11

34

0.84 (0.41-1.73)

  1. aAdjusted for age, 10-year age group, education, sex, and farm pesticide exposure (yes/no).
  2. * p < 0.05.