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| Spring n = 119 |
Fall n = 76 |
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Mean (95%CI) |
Mean (95%CI) |
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| Low spraying load < 7.2 |
1.86 (1.63;2.10) |
1.33 (1.10;1.56)a |
| High spraying load ≥ 7.2 |
1.70 (1.47;1.92) |
1.43 (1.24;1.62)a |
| Spraying hours pr. year < 40 |
1.95 (1.69;2.22) |
1.50 (1.29;1.71)a |
| Spraying pr year ≥ 40 |
1.72 (1.45;1.98) |
1.29 (1.10;1.49)a |
| Uses gloves always |
1.76 (1.28;2.23) |
1.52 (1.15;1.89) |
| Uses gloves sometimes |
1.90 (1.60;2.21) |
1.33 (1.08;1.57)a |
| Uses gloves never |
1.81 (1.52;2.10) |
1.40 (1.19;1.61)a |
| Exposure up to 8 years |
1.78 (1.51;2.06) |
1.55 (1.31;1.78) |
| Exposure more than 8 years |
1.88 (1.62;2.14) |
1.30 (1.12;1.48)a |
| Job task low exposure |
1.82 (1.51;2.13) |
1.51 (1.19;1.73)a |
| Job task medium exposure |
1.75 (1.49;2.01) |
1.26 (1.06;1.46)a |
| Job task high exposure |
2.27 (1.70;2.84) |
1.59 (1.08;2.10) |
| All |
1.83 (1.65;2.02) |
1.39 (1.25;1.54)a |
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a) Difference in the fall sample from the spring sample in longitudinal analysis (p < 0.05). | ||
Toft et al. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2006 5:32 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-5-32 |
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