Table 2 |
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Lung cancer mortality risk in intermediate group disappears after German component of study published separately†† |
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Mean Exposure to Cr(VI)* |
OR** |
95% CI |
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Low and Intermediate (<5.8 ug/m3) |
Ref |
-- |
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High (≥ 5.8 ug/m3) |
6.9 |
2.6 – 18.2 |
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††Adapted from Birk T, Mundt KA, Dell LD, et al: Lung cancer mortality in the German chromate industry, 1958–1998. J Occup Environ Med (in press) [58]. *Mean Exposure to Cr(VI) derived by dividing cumulative urinary chromium exposure by 0.77 (conversion factor for air concentration), and then dividing by 45 years (OSHA's working life assumption); see text for details. **Odds Ratio |
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Michaels et al. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2006 5:5 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-5-5 |
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