Table 2

Modelling the prevalence of pleural plaques using logistic regression


Model 1
Model 2


OR
95%CI
p
OR
95%CI
p

Time since first exposure (y)
1.075
1.059, 1.092
<0.001
1.067
1.051, 1.083
<0.001
Mean exposure (f/ml)
1.114
1.077, 1.153
<0.001



Cumulative exposure (10 y.f/ml)



1.036
1.023, 1.049
<0.001
Akaike Information Criterion
1228.0

1235.4

Model: Log(P/1-P)=
-3.22+0.072 TSFE (y) +0.108 mean expo (f/ml)

-2.83+0.065 TSFE (y) +0.0035 cum expo (y.f/ml)


OR: Odds Ratio by exposure unit

95%CI: 95% Confidence Intervals

p: p-value of a test of a zero coefficient

P: Prevalence of pleural plaques.

Paris et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:30   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-30

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