Table 5 Ischaemic heart disease mortality and noise exposure at 85dB(A) or higher: odds ratios associated with each 10 years of exposure, assuming a constant trend in exposed group only*.
Crude OR | Adj† OR (95% CI) | Adj‡ OR (95% CI) | |
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Both sites | 0.96 | 0.94 (0.81–1.09) | 0.91 (0.76–1.09) |
Site A | 0.85 | 0.84 (0.67–1.05) | 0.79 (0.59–1.07) |
Site B | 1.06 | 1.01 (0.82–1.24) | 1.02 (0.81–1.29) |
*Model included dichotomous exposure variable (years at 85dB(A) or higher exposure)/10.
†Model included five pre‐employment measures: see table 3.
‡Model included five pre‐employment measures and duration of employment.