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Table 3 Duration of exposure as a farmer and machinist and risk of NHL

From: Occupational exposures and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Canadian case-control study

Duration (in years)

NHL (N = 513)

Control (N = 1506)

OR (95% CI)a

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

Job Title: Farmer

   

No exposure

427 (83.2)

1276 (84.7)

1.00

<10 years

36 (7.0)

124 (8.2)

0.84 (0.51, 1.41)

10–20 years

7 (1.4)

23 (1.5)

1.40 (0.57, 3.43)

> 20 years

43 (8.4)

83 (5.5)

1.55 (1.02, 2.36) c

Job Title: Machinist

   

No exposure

491 (95.7)

1457 (96.7)

1.00

<10 years

10 (1.9)

33 (2.2)

0.75 (0.30, 1.88)

10–20 years

2 (0.4)

4 (0.3)

1.77 (0.31, 10.22)

> 20 years

10 (1.9)

12 (0.8)

2.33 (1.00, 5.52) c

  1. a all odds ratios were adjusted for age and province of residence.
  2. c Statistically significant results are bold.