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Table 4 Adjusted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for different occupational exposures.

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

 

NHL (N = 513)

Control (N = 1506)

 

Exposure

nb

%

nb

%

ORadj (95% CI)a

Dusts

     

   Cement dust

134

26.1

432

28.7

0.93 (0.73, 1.18)

   Fiberglass dust

102

19.9

319

21.2

1.02 (0.78, 1.33)

   Coal dust

63

12.3

149

9.9

1.19 (0.86, 1.66)

   Soil/field dust

142

27.7

375

24.9

1.26 (0.99, 1.61)

   Whey dust

12

2.3

38

2.5

0.89 (0.45, 1.77)

   Paper dust

68

13.3

180

11.9

1.22 (0.89, 1.67)

   Wood dust

143

27.9

445

29.5

0.95 (0.75, 1.20)

   Coke dust

10

1.9

58

3.8

0.53 (0.26, 1.06)

   Stone dust

55

10.7

173

11.5

0.99 (0.71, 1.40)

   Grain Dust

117

22.8

347

23.0

0.99 (0.76, 1.29)

   Sand

90

17.5

303

20.1

0.89 (0.67, 1.16)

   Cardboard dust

50

9.7

170

11.3

1.01 (0.71, 1.44)

   Metal dust

120

23.4

368

24.4

1.06 (0.82, 1.36)

Coal Products

     

   Pitch

17

3.3

38

2.5

1.24 (0.68, 2.25)

   Asphalt

46

8.9

142

9.4

0.96 (0.67, 1.38)

   Crude petroleum

30

5.8

84

5.6

1.00 (0.64, 1.57)

   Tar/tar products

53

10.3

143

9.5

1.20 (0.84, 1.69

Printing

     

   Printing inks

35

6.8

134

8.9

0.90 (0.60,1.36)

   Printing fluid

28

5.5

96

6.4

0.93 (0.59, 1.47)

Paints

     

   Paints, dyes

148

28.8

442

29.3

1.06 (0.84, 1.33)

Metals

     

   Arsenic

13

2.5

28

1.9

1.45 (0.72, 2.93)

   Nickel

29

5.6

85

5.6

1.11 (0.71, 1.74)

   Cadmium

20

3.9

55

3.6

1.07 (0.62, 1.84)

   Zinc

38

7.4

103

6.8

1.12 (0.75,1.67)

   Mercury

20

3.9

63

4.2

0.84 (0.49, 1.43)

   Chromium

24

4.7

58

3.8

1.33 (0.79, 2.22)

   Iron

40

7.8

100

6.6

1.18 (0.79, 1.77)

   Lead

65

12.7

182

12.1

1.03 (0.75, 1.42)

   Aluminum

71

13.8

220

14.6

1.03 (0.76, 1.40)

Miscellaneous

     

   Asbestos

76

14.8

237

15.7

0.91 (0.68, 1.21)

   Used motor oil

117

22.8

400

26.6

0.89 (0.69, 1.15)

   Diesel exhaust fumes

183

35.7

464

30.8

1.33 (1.06,1.67) c

   Cutting oils

74

14.4

277

18.4

0.81 (0.60, 1.08)

   Cleaning fluids

124

24.2

419

27.8

0.93 (0.72, 1.19)

   Preservatives

9

1.7

21

1.4

1.11 (0.49, 2.50)

   Chlorine

68

13.3

202

13.4

1.05 (0.77, 1.43)

   Hair permanent solutions

11

2.1

33

2.2

0.99 (0.48, 2.04)

   Sour gas

24

4.7

92

6.1

0.69 (0.42, 1.12)

   Wood smoke

121

23.6

371

24.6

0.95 (0.75, 1.22)

   Lubricants

152

29.6

477

31.7

0.99 (0.78, 1.25)

   Solvents

167

32.5

516

34.3

1.01 (0.80, 1.28)

   Ether

51

9.9

170

11.3

0.88 (0.62, 1.25)

   Mouldy grain/forage

61

11.9

176

11.7

1.09 (0.78, 1.53)

   Hair dyes

15

2.9

33

2.2

1.33 (0.69, 2.52)

   Cyanide

10

1.9

36

2.4

0.79 (0.38, 1.63)

Non-ionizing radiation

     

   Ultra Violet Light

44

8.6

151

10.0

1.06 (0.73, 1.55)

   Horticultural Grow lights

12

2.3

39

2.59

0.91 (0.46, 1.79)

   Unshielded microwaves

3

0.6

25

1.7

0.39 (0.11, 1.32)

Ionizing radiation

     

   Radium

12

2.34

12

0.80

3.26 (1.38, 7.73) c

   Uranium

12

2.34

18

1.20

2.10 (0.97, 4.56)

  1. a all odds ratios were adjusted for age and province of residence.
  2. b n and % are given for the "yes" responses.
  3. c Statistically significant results are bold.