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. 2012 Dec 20;7(12):e51880. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051880

Table 7. Population attributable risks and odds ratios for different occupational exposures.

Present study Published
Increased risk Occupation/Exposure PAR OR PAR OR
All 20–26% [35][37]
M: 7–10% [33], [34]
F: 2–5% [33], [34]
Moderately Painter 0.89% 1.38 0.7% [33], [34] 1.17–1.98 [36], [38], [57][59] a
Hairdresser 0.2% [33], [34] 1.23–2.10 [36], [38], [63]
Coal miner 2.81% 1.47 1.31–2.40 [38], [58], [64], [65]
Clearly Aluminium Workerb 1.50–2.34 [36], [66]
Rubber Industry 2.80% 1.76 1.29–1.30 [36], [38]
Roofer and Slater 1.70 [36]
Strongly Benzidine/β-Naphthylamine 1.60 [37]
Benzidinec 30–75 [67], [68]
β-Naphthylaminec 5–200 [68]
4-Aminobiphenylc 11%d [68]
4-Chloro-o-toluidine 38–90 [68]

Population attributable risks (PARs) and odds ratios (ORs) were calculated from the data of the present study and summarized from previously published studies for different occupations and occupational exposures, partly stratified by gender (M: Male, F: Female). Numbers in brackets refer to the publications in which the PARs and ORs were published.

a

Painters before 1960 had a clearly increased risk: OR = 2.42–2.78 [60][62].

b

More exactly, Aluminium Workers (Soderberg Processing).

c

Results from historical studies.

d

Prevalence in exposed workers.