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Odds ratios for exposure to agricultural chemicals compared non – exposure
| Chemical | Odds Ratio | 95% CI |
| Chemicals (any) | 7.18 | 3.99 – 13.25 |
| Organophosphate | 7.84 | 5.78 – 12.63 |
| Pesticide | 6.00 | 2.75 – 13.49 |
| Blue death | 9.11 | 4.95 – 17.88 |
| Insecticide | 4.11 | 0.48 – 35.10 |
| Fertilizer | 1.03 | 0.05 – 7.19 |
Blue death", is a mixture of three different chemicals, carbaryl, carbufuran and camphechlor (although campechlor has been banned in South Africa since 1970. Department of Agriculture 1999.)
