From: Occupational exposures and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Canadian case-control study
 | NHL (N = 513) | Control (N = 1506) |  | ||
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Exposure | nb | % | nb | % | ORadj (95% CI)a |
Dusts | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Paints, dyes | 148 | 28.8 | 442 | 29.3 | 1.06 (0.84, 1.33) |
Metals | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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) |