Table 2 Crudea and Adjustedb Rate Ratios (RRs) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) for the Association between Paraquat Density and ESRD Incidence Based on 20-Year, 15-Year, 10-Year and 5-Year Exposure Lags
From: An ecological study regarding the association between paraquat exposure and end stage renal disease
|  | 20 Year (2016-2018 cases) | 15 Year (2011-2018 cases) | 10 Year (2010-2018 cases) | 5 Year (2010-2018 cases) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crude RR (95% CI) | Adjusted RR (95% CI) | Crude RR (95% CI) | Adjusted RR (95% CI) | Crude RR (95% CI) | Adjusted RR (95% CI) | Crude RR (95% CI) | Adjusted RR (95% CI) | |
Kilograms of Paraquat per Square Mile | ||||||||
  < 0.082 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 0.082 to 0.321 | 0.99 (0.95-1.03) | 0.99 (0.97-1.02) | 1.02 (0.99-1.05) | 1.01 (1.00-1.03) | 1.02 (0.99-1.05) | 1.02 (1.01-1.04) | 1.03 (1.01-1.05) | 1.03 (1.01-1.04) |
 0.322 to 0.870 | 1.11 (1.07-1.15) | 1.05 (1.02-1.08) | 1.10 (1.07-1.12) | 1.05 (1.04-1.07) | 1.07 (1.05-1.10) | 1.06 (1.05-1.08) | 1.07 (1.05-1.09) | 1.05 (1.04-1.07) |
 0.871 to 2.282 | 1.09 (1.05-1.13) | 1.06 (1.03-1.08) | 1.10 (1.08-1.13) | 1.08 (1.06-1.09) | 1.10 (1.08-1.12) | 1.09 (1.07-1.10) | 1.09 (1.07-1.12) | 1.07 (1.06-1.08) |
  > 2.282 | 1.21 (1.17-1.26) | 1.07 (1.04-1.10) | 1.26 (1.23-1.30) | 1.10 (1.09-1.12) | 1.22 (1.19-1.25) | 1.11 (1.09-1.12) | 1.21 (1.19-1.24) | 1.07 (1.06-1.09) |
P for trend | < 0.001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |