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Table 3 Prevalence exposures and association between periconceptional maternal occupational exposure and all oral clefts, cleft palate (CP), and cleft lip with/without cleft palate (CL(P)) using non-chromosomal/non-monogenic malformed controls

From: Maternal occupational exposure and oral clefts in offspring

Exposure

Diagnosis

Prevalence exposure

n

%

OR

95% CI

aORa

95%CI

Any agent

Non-chromosomal control

1642

37.7

Ref

 

Ref

 

All oral cleft

170

43.9

1.3

1.0–1.6

1.3

1.0–1.6

CP

42

33.9

0.8

0.6–1.2

0.8

0.6–1.2

CL(P)

128

48.7

1.6

1.2–2.0

1.5

1.2–2.0

Solvents

Non-chromosomal control

1075

24.7

Ref

   

All oral cleft

103

26.6

1.1

0.9–1.4

1.1

0.9–1.4

CP

29

23.4

0.9

0.6–1.4

0.9

0.6–1.4

CL(P)

74

28.1

1.2

0.9–1.6

1.2

0.9–1.6

 Aromatic solvents

Non-chromosomal control

140

3.2

Ref

 

Ref

 

All oral cleft

17

4.4

1.4

0.8–2.3

1.4

0.8–2.3

CP

5

4.0

1.3

0.5–3.1

1.3

0.5–3.1

CL(P)

12

4.6

1.4

0.8–2.6

1.5

0.8–2.7

 Chlorinated solvents

Non-chromosomal control

190

4.4

Ref

 

Ref

 

All oral cleft

18

4.7

1.1

0.7–1.8

1.1

0.7–1.8

CP

4

3.2

0.7

0.3–2.0

0.7

0.3–2.0

CL(P)

14

5.3

1.2

0.7–2.2

1.3

0.7–2.2

 Other solvents

Non-chromosomal control

1042

23.9

Ref

 

Ref

 

All oral cleft

99

25.6

1.1

0.9–1.4

1.1

0.9–1.4

CP

28

22.6

0.9

0.6–1.4

0.9

0.6–1.4

CL(P)

71

27.0

1.2

0.9–1.6

1.2

0.9–1.6

Pesticides

Non-chromosomal control

88

2.0

Ref

 

Ref

 

All oral cleft

14

3.6

1.8

1.0–3.2

1.7

1.0–3.1

CP

5

4.0

2.0

0.8–5.1

1.9

0.8–4.8

CL(P)

9

3.4

1.7

0.9–3.4

1.7

0.8–3.4

 Fungicides

Non-chromosomal control

70

1.6

Ref

 

Ref

 

All oral cleft

13

3.4

2.1

1.2–3.9

2.0

1.1–3.7

CP

5

4.0

2.6

1.0–6.5

2.4

0.9–6.0

CL(P)

8

3.0

1.8

0.9–3.6

1.9

0.9–4.0

 Herbicides

Non-chromosomal control

36

0.8

Ref

 

Ref

 

All oral cleft

6

1.6

1.9

0.8–4.5

1.8

0.8–4.4

CP

1

0.8

1.0

0.1–7 2

0.9

0.1–7.0

CL(P)

5

1.9

2.3

0.9–6.0

2.3

0.9–5.9

 Insecticides

Non-chromosomal control

84

1.9

Ref

 

Ref

 

All oral cleft

14

3.6

1.9

1.1–3.4

1.8

1.0–3.2

CP

5

4.0

2.1

0.9–5.4

2.0

0.8–5.0

CL(P)

9

3.4

1.8

0.9–3.6

1.7

0.9–3.5

Heavy metals

Non-chromosomal control

44

1.0

Ref

 

Ref

 

All oral cleft

4

1.0

1.0

0.4–2.9

1.1

0.4–3.0

CP

1

0.8

0.8

0.1–5.8

0.9

0.1–6.3

CL(P)

3

1.1

1.1

0.3–3.7

1.2

0.4–3.8

Dust

Control

1346

30.9

Ref

 

Ref

 

All oral cleft

146

37.7

1.4

1.1–1.7

1.3

1.1–1.6

CP

37

28.8

1.0

0.6–1.4

0.9

0.6–1.4

CL(P)

109

41.4

1.6

1.2–2.0

1.5

1.2–2.0

 Organic dust

Non-chromosomal control

1288

29.6

Ref

 

Ref

 

All oral cleft

142

36.7

1.4

1.1–1.7

1.3

1.1–1.7

CP

36

29.0

1.0

0.7–1.4

1.0

0.6–1.4

CL(P)

106

40.3

1.6

1.2–2.1

1.6

1.2–2.0

 Mineral dust

Non-chromosomal control

396

9.1

Ref

 

Ref

 

All oral cleft

40

10.3

1.2

0.8–1.6

1.1

0.8–1.6

CP

9

7.3

0.8

0.4–1.6

0.8

0.4–1.5

CL(P)

31

11.8

1.3

0.9–2.0

1.3

0.9–1.9

Gases and fumes

Non-chromosomal control

1521

34.9

Ref

 

Ref

 

All oral cleft

126

32.6

0.8

0.7–1.1

0.9

0.7–1.1

CP

29

23.4

0.6

0.4–0.9

0.6

0.4–0.9

CL(P)

97

36.9

1.1

0.8–1.4

1.1

0.8–1.4

  1. aOdds ratio adjusted for child sex, and previous births. Bold values represent significant values