Main area |  | PSA (ng/mL) p = 0.30 | CEA (ng/mL) P = 0.034 | p53 (pg/mL) p = 0.40 | Micronuclei (number per 1000 binucleated cells) p = 0.045 | DNA-strand breaks (comet assay, %DNA) p = 0.00017 | Oxidative DNA damage (HDG μg/g crt) p = 0.037 |
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 | Confounding variables | A/LS/BMI | A/S/LS | A/S/LS | A/S/LS | A/S/RS | A/S/RS |
Antwerp | geometric mean | 1.13 | 1.94*** | 9.3 | 6.64* | 1.54 | 14.4 |
 | 95% CI | 0.95, 1.34 | 1.75, 2.16 | 7.1, 12.2 | 5.86, 7.53 | 1.35, 1.75 | 13.0, 16.0 |
 | n | 97 | 125 | 117 | 109 | 68 | 50 |
Antwerp Port | geometric mean | 0.92 | 1.63 | 10.4 | 5.95 | 1.42# a (L) | 14.7 |
 | 95% CI | 0.76, 1.11 | 1.41, 1.88 | 7.3, 15.0 | 5.05, 7.02 | 1.21, 1.66 | 13.0, 16.5 |
 | n | 75 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 49 | 39 |
Fruit Area | geometric mean | 0.82# (L) | 1.59 (L) | 11.7 | 5.16# (L) | 1.44 (L) | 16.6* |
 | 95% CI | 0.70, 0.98 | 1.40, 1.80 | 8.9, 15.4 | 4.44, 6.00 | 1.22, 1.69 | 14.7, 18.8 |
 | n | 100 | 88 | 111 | 75 | 44 | 35 |
Olen | geometric mean | 1.02 | 1.77 | 10.8 | 6.57* | 1.57 | 14.0 |
 | 95% CI | 0.86, 1.21 | 1.55, 2.02 | 7.8, 14.9 | 5.67, 7.60 | 1.38, 1.79 | 12.5, 15.8 |
 | n | 95 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 74 | 40 |
Ghent | geometric mean | 1.02 | 1.89* | 11.3 | 6.77* | 1.97*** (H) | 15.1 |
 | 95% CI | 0.86, 1.21 | 1.68, 2.12 | 8.5, 15.2 | 5.94, 7.72 | 1.75, 2.22 | 13.8, 16.4 |
 | n | 93 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 72 |
Waste | geometric mean | 0.91 | 1.89** | 9.2# | 7.51*** (H) | 2.03*** (H) | 17.3** (H) |
Incinerators | 95% CI | 0.77, 1.08 | 1.70, 2.10 | 6.9, 12.2 | 6.60, 8.55 | 1.82, 2.26 | 15.6, 19.1 |
 | n | 94 | 121 | 102 | 101 | 100 | 51 |
Rural area | geometric mean | 0.94 | 1.85 | 13.3 | 6.75* | 1.86** | 14.0# |
 | 95% CI | 0.80, 1.11 | 1.65, 2.06 | 10.1, 17.4 | 5.97, 7.65 | 1.67, 2.07 | 12.8, 15.2 |
 | n | 100 | 114 | 114 | 110 | 101 | 76 |
Albert Canal | geometric mean | 1.09 | 1.54# (L) | 13.9 | 6.57* | 1.66 | 15.0 |
 | 95% CI | 0.92, 1.29 | 1.37, 1.73 | 10.5, 18.5 | 5.78, 7.46 | 1.39, 1.99 | 13.2, 16.9 |
 | n | 97 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 37 | 35 |
Ghent Port | geometric mean | 1.00 | 1.91 | 13.53 | 6.44 | 1.66 | 8.9 |
 | 95% CI | 0.68, 1.47 | 1.58, 2.32 | 8.4, 21.9 | 5.18, 8.00 | 1.38, 1.99 | - |
 | n | 19 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 1 |