Table 2. Estimated odds ratios (OR) with lower limit of one-sided 95% confidence interval (CI) and numbers of cases and controls by distance from nearest nuclear power plant*1.
Zone | Categorical OR | Lower limit of 95% CI | Cases n | Controls n |
< 5 km | 2.27 | 0.80 | 37 | 54 |
5 to < 10 km | 1.09 | 0.40 | 58 | 173 |
10 to < 30 km | 1.01 | 0.38 | 332 | 1048 |
30 to < 50 km | 1.11 | 0.41 | 135 | 387 |
50 to < 70 km | 0.90 | 0.32 | 27 | 92 |
≥ 70 km*2 | 1.00 | – | 4 | 12 |
*1 Leukemias in children under 5 years, according to (8)
*2 Reference category