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. 2015 Mar 5;112(7):1251–1256. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.83

Table 1. Associations of occupational exposures to endocrine disruptors and risk of mature B-cell neoplasms.

  Overall
Men
Women
 
  Controls (n=2457) Cases (n=1720) OR (95% CI) Controls (n=1317) Cases (n=962) OR (95% CI) Controls (n=1140) Cases (n=758) OR (95% CI) p-interaction
Ever held a job with exposure to any endocrine disruptor
Unlikelya 901 588 Ref 358 247 Ref 543 341 Ref  
Possible (never probable) 591 438 1.11 (0.93,1.32) 386 286 1.16 (0.92,1.46) 205 152 1.03 (0.79,1.34) 0.89
Probable 838 633 1.07 (0.91,1.26) 551 415 1.10 (0.87,1.39) 287 218 1.04 (0.82,1.33)  
Never workedb 115 51 0.72 (0.50,1.03) 15 6 1.05 (0.39,2.82) 100 45 0.67 (0.45,1.00)  
Age at first exposurec
<15 466 379 1.12 (0.92,1.36) 307 254 1.19 (0.91,1.55) 159 125 1.04 (0.77,1.40) 0.96
15–19 576 421 1.12 (0.94,1.34) 393 280 1.15 (0.91,1.46) 183 141 1.09 (0.83,1.43)  
20+ 383 269 1.05 (0.87,1.28) 235 166 1.06 (0.81,1.38) 148 103 1.04 (0.78,1.39)  
P-trendd     0.50     0.51     0.78  
Time since last exposurec
Current 338 237 1.29 (1.04,1.60) 262 189 1.39 (1.06,1.83)* 76 48 1.12 (0.75,1.66) 0.91
<14 428 319 1.12 (0.92,1.36) 321 241 1.13 (0.88,1.45) 107 78 1.11 (0.79,1.55)  
15+ 658 512 1.01 (0.86,1.20) 351 270 0.99 (0.78,1.27) 307 242 1.02 (0.80,1.31)  
P-trendd     0.01     0.01     0.50  
Total years of exposure to endocrine disruptorsc
<10 551 341 0.98 (0.82,1.18) 297 170 0.97 (0.75,1.26) 254 171 0.97 (0.76,1.25) 0.38
10–29 460 352 1.17 (0.97,1.41) 302 213 1.13 (0.87,1.46) 158 139 1.23 (0.93,1.64)  
30+ 409 374 1.24 (1.01,1.51) 332 317 1.32 (1.03,1.70)* 77 57 0.98 (0.67,1.45)  
P-trend     0.02     0.02     0.46  

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; OR=odds ratio. *P<0.05.

a

Reference category for all comparisons. All models were adjusted for age, education, sex, and country.

b

Participants who uniquely held occupations described as unemployment, retirement, student, family work (housewifes), or illness.

c

Probable and possible exposures to endocrine disruptors are combined.

d

Among exposed.