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Table 3 Association between Air Toxics and Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in Texas using Co-Pollutant Models

From: Air toxics and early childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia in Texas, a population based case control study

Air Toxic

Model 1a OR (95 % CI)

Model 2b OR (95 % CI)

Benzene and 1,3-Butadiene

 

Benzene

  

 Low

1.00

1.00

 Medium

1.06 (0.87, 1.30)

1.07 (0.87, 1.31)

 Med-High

0.96 (0.75, 1.22)

0.95 (0.75, 1.22)

 High

0.92 (0.70, 1.22)

0.91 (0.69, 1.20)

1,3-Butadiene

  

 Low

1.00

1.00

 Medium

1.19 (0.97, 1.45)

1.22 (1.00, 1.50)

 Med-High

1.22 (0.96, 1.55)

1.28 (1.01, 1.63)

 High

1.32 (1.00, 1.74)

1.40 (1.06, 1.86)

1,3-Butadiene and Polycyclic Organic Matter

1,3-Butadiene

  

 Low

1.00

1.00

 Medium

1.25 (1.04, 1.50)

1.26 (1.05, 1.52)

 Med-High

1.17 (0.94, 1.46)

1.23 (0.99, 1.53)

 High

1.20 (0.94, 1.53)

1.24 (0.97, 1.60)

Polycyclic Organic Matter

 

 Low

1.00

1.00

 Medium

0.86 (0.71, 1.03)

0.88 (0.73, 1.06)

 Med-High

1.03 (0.83, 1.28)

1.05 (0.85, 1.31)

 High

0.97 (0.76, 1.24)

1.00 (0.78, 1.28)

Benzene and Polycyclic Organic Matter

Benzene

  

 Low

1.00

1.00

 Medium

1.21 (1.00, 1.47)

1.21 (1.00, 1.47)

 Med-High

1.08 (0.87, 1.34)

1.09 (0.87, 1.35)

 High

1.07 (0.84, 1.36)

1.07 (0.84, 1.37)

Polycyclic Organic Matter

 

 Low

1.00

1.00

 Medium

0.87 (0.71, 1.05)

0.89 (0.73, 1.08)

 Med-High

1.08 (0.88, 1.33)

1.12 (0.91, 1.38)

 High

1.05 (0.82, 1.33)

1.10 (0.86, 1.39)

  1. aModel 1 includes air pollutant exposure variables, matching variables and census tract (random effect). N = 13,420
  2. bModel 2 includes variables from Model 1, as well as maternal age, infant birth weight (per 100 grams), infant gender and maternal race/ ethnicity. N = 13,420