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Duration of exposure as a farmer and machinist and risk of NHL |
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| Duration (in years) |
NHL (N = 513) |
Control (N = 1506) |
OR (95% CI)a |
| n (%) |
n (%) |
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| Job Title: Farmer |
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| No exposure |
427 (83.2) |
1276 (84.7) |
1.00 |
| <10 years |
36 (7.0) |
124 (8.2) |
0.84 (0.51, 1.41) |
| 10–20 years |
7 (1.4) |
23 (1.5) |
1.40 (0.57, 3.43) |
| > 20 years |
43 (8.4) |
83 (5.5) |
1.55 (1.02, 2.36)c |
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| Job Title: Machinist |
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| No exposure |
491 (95.7) |
1457 (96.7) |
1.00 |
| <10 years |
10 (1.9) |
33 (2.2) |
0.75 (0.30, 1.88) |
| 10–20 years |
2 (0.4) |
4 (0.3) |
1.77 (0.31, 10.22) |
| > 20 years |
10 (1.9) |
12 (0.8) |
2.33 (1.00, 5.52)c |
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a all odds ratios were adjusted for age and province of residence. c Statistically significant results are bold. | |||
Karunanayake et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:44 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-44 |
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