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Table 7 Risk of glioma and reported house and garden pesticide use

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 at home

 

399

666

0.79 (0.66-0.93)*

204

648

0.70 (0.55-0.89)**

2,4-D

94-75-7

66

145

0.64 (0.47-0.88)**

42

143

0.76 (0.51-1.11)

Dicamba

1918-00-9

27

49

0.76 (0.47-1.24)

16

49

0.87 (0.48-1.58)

Glyphosate

1071-83-6

51

76

0.98 (0.67-1.43)

28

75

0.84 (0.52-1.33)

DDT

50-29-3

24

48

0.81 (0.49-1.35)

11

48

0.81 (0.41-1.61)

Diazinon

333-41-5

57

123

0.66 (0.47-0.92)

36

121

0.75 (0.50-1.12)

Malathion

121-75-5

45

84

0.82 (0.56-1.20)

24

84

0.72 (0.44-1.18)

Arsenates

 

12

36

0.50 (0.26-0.97)*

5

33

0.43 (0.16-1.14)

Botanicals

 

22

51

0.73 (0.44-1.23)

12

50

0.82 (0.43-1.59)

Carbamates

 

86

146

0.92 (0.69-1.23)

47

143

0.91 (0.63-1.32)

Inorganics

 

16

37

0.66 (0.36-1.20)

6

36

0.42 (0.17-1.03)

Organochlorines

 

65

137

0.73 (0.53-1.00)

33

137

0.69 (0.46-1.05)

Organophosphates

 

133

247

0.77 (0.20-0.97)*

71

244

0.69 (0.51-0.94)*

Phenoxys

 

94

184

0.71 (0.54-0.93)*

57

182

0.80 (0.57-1.12)

  1. aAdjusted for age, 10-year age group, education, sex, and farm pesticide exposure.
  2. * p < 0.05.
  3. **p < 0.01.