Table 1.
Mean (SD) of exposure metrics for cases (children aged 0-4 with specified cancer) and controls matched for sex and age by cancer site
| Cancer | Distance from nearest base station (m) | Total power output within 700 m (kW) | Modelled power density (dBm) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | P | Mean (SD) | P | Mean (SD) | P | |||
| All | ||||||||
| Cases (n=1397) | 1107 (1131) | 0.31 | 2.89 (5.9) | 0.54 | −30.3 (21.7) | 0.41 | ||
| Controls (n=5588) | 1073 (1130) | 3.00 (6.0) | −29.7 (21.5) | |||||
| Brain and central nervous system | ||||||||
| Cases (n=251) | 1006 (746) | 0.27 | 2.48 (5.6) | 0.25 | −30.9 (21.3) | 0.31 | ||
| Controls (n=1004) | 1068 (998) | 2.94 (5.9) | −29.4 (21.3) | |||||
| Leukaemia and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | ||||||||
| Cases (n=527) | 1154 (1294) | 0.20 | 2.94 (6.1) | 0.84 | −30.8 (22.1) | 0.56 | ||
| Controls (n=2108) | 1076 (1069) | 2.88 (5.9) | −30.2 (21.7) | |||||