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Table 5 Multivariate models of the important covariates associated with NHL for long held occupations.

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

Variable

Farmer

Machinist

 

OR (95% CI)a

OR (95% CI)a

Personal history of another cancer (yes)

2.60 (1.83, 3.69) c

2.57 (1.82, 3.65) c

Ever exposed to ionizing radiation (radium) (yes)

3.41 (1.44, 8.11) c

3.21 (1.34, 7.67) c

Ever exposed to diesel (yes)

1.23 (0.97, 1.56)

1.28 (1.02, 1.61) c

Duration (reference to no exposure)

  

<10 years

0.77 (0.45, 1.30)

0.73 (0.29, 1.86)

10–20 years

1.34 (0.54, 3.34)

1.87 (0.33, 10.57)

> 20 years

1.47 (0.95, 2.29)

2.34 (0.97, 5.68)

  1. a all odds ratios were adjusted for age and province of residence.
  2. c Statistically significant at 5% level results are bold.
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