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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2010 Apr 15;116(8):2001–2010. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24939

Table 2. Risk of renal cell carcinoma and exposure to occupational sunlight.

Among all Participants Among Male Participants Among Female Participants



Cases Controls Cases Controls Cases Controls






Sunlight N % N % OR 95% CI p-trend Sunlight N % N % OR 95% CI p-trend Sunlight N % N % OR 95% CI p-trend *LRT
Cumulative Exposure (low exposure-unit-yrs) Cumulative Exposure (low exposure-unit-yrs) Cumulative Exposure (low exposure-unit-yrs)
≤5.25 352 33.3 476 33.2 1.00 ≤6.00 197 31.5 269 29.0 1.00 ≤4.50 134 31.0 187 37.0 1.00
>5.25-9.55 363 34.3 476 33.2 1.05 (0.85-1.31) >6.00-16.10 235 37.6 352 38.0 0.83 (0.64-1.08) >4.50-5.80 135 31.3 149 29.5 1.17 (0.83-1.65)
>9.55 342 32.4 480 33.5 1.01 (0.81-1.26) 0.96 >16.10 193 30.9 306 33.0 0.76 (0.58-1.00) 0.05 >5.80 163 37.7 169 33.5 1.22 (0.87-1.70) 0.26 0.11

Frequency-Adjusted Duration of Exposure (yrs) Frequency-Adjusted Duration of Exposure (yrs) Frequency-Adjusted Duration of Exposure (yrs)
≤5.25 354 33.5 484 33.8 1.00 ≤6.30 217 34.7 303 32.7 1.00 ≤4.50 135 31.3 189 37.4 1.00
>5.25-9.30 375 35.5 472 33.0 1.11 (0.90-1.37) >6.30-13.50 211 33.8 298 32.1 0.92 (0.71-1.20) >4.50-5.70 130 30.1 141 27.9 1.18 (0.84-1.66)
>9.30 328 31.0 476 33.2 1.00 (0.80-1.25) 0.96 >13.50 197 31.5 326 35.2 0.76 (0.58-0.99) 0.04 >5.70 167 38.7 175 34.7 1.22 (0.88-1.71) 0.24 0.14

Frequency-Adjusted Duration of Exposure for Subjects with Only Low Intensity Jobs (yrs) Frequency-Adjusted Duration of Exposure for Subjects with Only Low Intensity Jobs (yrs) Frequency-Adjusted Duration of Exposure for Subjects with Only Low Intensity Jobs (yrs)
≤5.25 350 40.6 474 39.4 1.00 ≤6.30 216 44.4 294 39.1 1.00 ≤4.50 132 35.2 185 40.9 1.00
>5.25-9.30 347 40.3 440 36.5 1.09 (0.87-1.36) >6.30-13.50 175 35.9 263 35.0 0.84 (0.64-1.11) >4.50-5.70 127 33.9 138 30.5 1.21 (0.85-1.71)
>9.30 165 19.1 290 24.1 0.84 (0.64-1.09) 0.27 >13.50 96 19.7 195 25.9 0.62 (0.45-0.85) 0.003 >5.70 116 30.9 129 28.5 1.16 (0.81-1.67) 0.41 0.19

Frequency-Adjusted Duration of Exposure for Subject with Any High Intensity Jobs (yrs) Frequency-Adjusted Duration of Exposure for Subject with Any High Intensity Jobs (yrs) Frequency-Adjusted Duration of Exposure for Subject with Any High Intensity Jobs (yrs)
≤9.30 32 16.4 42 18.4 1.00 ≤13.50 37 26.8 44 25.1 1.00 ≤5.70 6 10.5 7 13.2 1.00
>9.30 163 83.6 186 81.6 1.36 (0.76-2.42) 0.30 >13.50 101 73.2 131 74.9 0.86 (0.48-1.52) 0.60 >5.70 51 89.5 46 86.8 1.08 (0.24-4.80) 0.92 0.06

All values adjusted for age (continuous), sex, center, smoking status (ever, never), body mass index, and self-reported hypertension (no, yes)

Frequeny-adjusted duration of exposure for subjects with only high intensity jobs (yrs) not shown due to small numbers (Cases N= 39, Controls N= 31)

Tertile values based on exposure levels among all controls, all male controls, and all female controls

*

Likelihood Ratio Test

Years of exposure: all (range= 0.2-76.9yrs, mean= 10.1yrs, median= 6.4yrs); males (range= 0.2-76.9yrs, mean= 12.2yrs, median= 7.8yrs); females (range= 0.2-44.2yrs, mean= 6.7yrs, median= 5.3yrs)

Years of exposure for only low intensity jobs: all (range= 0.2-41.8yrs, mean= 8.1yrs, median= 5.9yrs); males (range= 0.2-41.8yrs, mean= 10.0yrs, median= 6.9yrs); females (range= 0.2-30.8yrs, mean= 5.4yrs, median= 5.0yrs)

Years of exposure for any high intensity jobs: all (range= 0.9-76.9yrs, mean= 19.7yrs, median= 18.7yrs); males (range= 3.5-76.9yrs, mean= 20.9yrs, median= 13.4yrs); females (range= 0.9-44.2yrs, mean= 16.54yrs, median= 13.9yrs)