Table 3.
Residential proximity to dioxin emitting facilities and risk of NHL
| |
Ever lived within 5 km a |
Years lived within 5 km |
Ever lived within 3 kma |
Years lived within 3 km |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facility type | Cases N (%) | Controls N (%) | OR (95% CI)b | Years | Cases | Controls | OR (95% CI )b | Cases N (%) | Controls N (%) | OR (95% CI)b | Years | Cases | Controls | OR (95% CI)b |
| Any dioxin- emitting facility |
374 |
290 |
1.0 (0.8-1.2) |
0 |
595 |
459 |
1.0 |
215 |
170 |
1.0 (0.8-1.3) |
0 |
754 |
579 |
1.0 |
| (39) |
(39) |
|
1-14 |
158 |
110 |
1.0 (0.8-1.4) |
(22) |
(23) |
|
1-14 |
112 |
90 |
0.9 (0.7- 1.3) |
|
| |
|
|
15 |
216 |
180 |
0.9 (0.7-1.2) |
|
|
|
15 |
103 |
80 |
1.1 ( 0.8-1.5) |
|
| Medical waste incinerators |
312 |
250 |
0.9 (0.7-1.2) |
0 |
657 |
499 |
1.0 |
185 |
154 |
0.9 (0.7-1.2) |
0 |
784 |
595 |
1.0 |
| (39) |
(33) |
|
1-14 |
125 |
96 |
0.9 (0.7-1.3) |
(19) |
(21) |
|
1-14 |
93 |
82 |
0.8 (0.6-1.2) |
|
| |
|
|
15 |
187 |
154 |
1.0 (0.7-1.3) |
|
|
|
15 |
92 |
72 |
1.1 (0.8-1.5) |
|
| Coal-fired electric generating facilities |
56 |
45 |
0.9 (0.6-1.3) |
0 |
913 |
704 |
1.0 |
25 |
23 |
0.7 (0.4-1.3) |
0 |
944 |
726 |
1.0 |
| (5.8) |
(6.0) |
|
1-14 |
24 |
23 |
0.7 (0.4-1.2) |
(2.6) |
(3.1) |
|
1-14 |
13 |
15 |
0.6 (0.3-1.2) |
|
| |
|
|
15 |
32 |
22 |
1.1 (0.6-1.9) |
|
|
|
15 |
12 |
8 |
1.1 ( 0.4- 2.8) |
|
| Sewage sludge incinerators |
52 |
33 |
1.1 (0.7-1.7) |
0 |
917 |
716 |
1.0 |
19 |
12 |
1.1 (0.5-2.3) |
0 |
950 |
737 |
1.0 |
| (5.4) |
(4.4) |
|
1-14 |
28 |
15 |
1.2 (0.6-2.3) |
(2.0) |
(1.6) |
|
1-14 |
13 |
4 |
2.2 (0.7-7.1) |
|
| |
|
|
15 |
24 |
18 |
1.0 (0.5-1.8) |
|
|
|
15 |
6 |
8 |
0.5 (0.2-1.5) |
|
| Municipal solid waste incinerators |
18 |
28 |
0.5 (0.3-0.9) |
0 |
951 |
721 |
1.0 |
3 |
7 |
0.3 (0.1-1.4) |
0 |
966 |
742 |
1.0 |
| (1.9) |
(3.7) |
|
1-14 |
14 |
24 |
0.4 (0.2-0.8) |
(0.3) |
(0.9) |
|
1-14 |
2 |
5 |
0.3 (0.06-1.8) |
|
| |
|
|
15 |
4 |
4 |
0.9 (0.2-3.5) |
|
|
|
15 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
|
| Cement kilns (non-hazardous) |
27 |
13 |
1.7 (0.8-3.3) |
0 |
942 |
736 |
1.0 |
13 |
3 |
3.8 (1.1-14.0) |
0 |
956 |
746 |
1.0 |
| (2.8) |
(1.7) |
|
1-14 |
14 |
4 |
2.6 (0.8-8.1) |
(1.3) |
(0.4) |
|
1-14 |
6 |
0 |
>999 |
|
| |
|
|
15 |
13 |
9 |
1.2 (0.5-3.0) |
|
|
|
15 |
7 |
3 |
2.1 (0.5-8.7) |
|
| Hazardous waste incinerators | 14 |
7 |
1.4 (0.6-3.6) |
0 |
955 |
742 |
1.0 |
2 |
2 |
0.7 (0.1-5.1) |
0 |
967 |
747 |
1.0 |
| (1.4) |
(0.9) |
|
1-14 |
6 |
3 |
1.4 (0.3-5.8) |
(0.2) |
(0.3) |
|
1-14 |
2 |
2 |
0.7 (0.1-5.1) |
|
| 15 | 8 | 4 | 1.4 (0.4-4.8) | 15 | 0 | 0 | -- | |||||||
a Reference groups: did not live within specified distance in the exposure period.
bAdjusted for age (<35, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, >65 yrs), gender, race (white, black, other/unknown), center (Detroit, Seattle, Iowa, Los Angeles), education (<12, 12–15, >16 years).