Table 4.
Paternal workplace exposures during periconceptional period among the cases and controls
| Paternal workplace exposuresa | Cases (N = 105) | Controls (N = 135) | χ 2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pesticides | 23 (21.9) | 11 (8.15) | 14.3 | 0.00 |
| Solvents | 22 (20.9) | 6 (4.4) | 27.1 | 0.00 |
| Welding fumes | 17 (16.2) | 5 (3.7) | 21.1 | 0.00 |
| Lead | 12 (11.4) | 3 (2.2) | 14.6 | 0.00 |
| VDT and computers | 12 (11.4) | 12 (8.9) | 0.4 | 0.65 |
Data are presented as the number of cases or controls, with the percentage in parenthesis
aMultiple exposures constituted 9 % of the total reported exposures among cases and 5.5 % among the controls. Moreover, 25.6 % of cases and 73.0 % of the controls reported no exposures to the studied exposure factors