Table 4.
Proportion (%) of exposed subjects in the INTEROCC study population by agent and time period comparing the FINJEM and INTEROCC JEM.
| Agent | 1945–1959 | 1960–1974 | 1975–1984 | 1985–1994 | 1995–1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINJEM | INTEROCC JEM | FINJEM | INTEROCC JEM | FINJEM | INTEROCC JEM | FINJEM | INTEROCC JEM | FINJEM | INTEROCC JEM | |
| Solvents | ||||||||||
| CHC | 3 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| PER | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| TRI | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TCE | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MCH | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| ARHC | 4 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| TOLU | 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| BENZ | 7 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ALHC | 3 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
| GASO | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| OSOL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Combustion products | ||||||||||
| DEEX | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| GEEX | 6 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| B[a]P | 8 | 80 | 7 | 82 | 7 | 81 | 5 | 83 | 3 | 51 |
| BITU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PAH | 8 | 80 | 6 | 81 | 6 | 80 | 4 | 82 | 3 | 51 |
| WELD | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Metals | ||||||||||
| CD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CR | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| FE | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| NI | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| PB | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Dusts | ||||||||||
| ANIM | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| ASB | 21 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| QUAR | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| WOOD | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Others | ||||||||||
| FORM | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| OIL | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| SO2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: Study subjects were considered to be exposed if they had ever worked in an occupation with a assigned proportion of exposed workers greater than or equal to 5%.