Table 4. Estimated Long-term Neurological Effects of Pesticide Exposure among Farmers in China, 2009–2011 (Dprobit Estimation).
| Variables | Abnormal conduction Velocity | Abnormal amplitude | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All nerves | Motor nerves | Sensory nerves | All nerves | Motor nerves | Sensory nerves | |
| Pesticide application: | ||||||
| Group H | 0.16 (0.06, 0.25)** | 0.05 (-0.01, 0.10) | 0.10 (0.03, 0.18)** | 0.05 (0.00, 0.10)* | 0.02 (-0.03, 0.06) | 0.03 (0.01, 0.06) * |
| Control variables: | ||||||
| Female | -0.03 (-0.17, 0.12) | -0.02 (-0.10, 0.06) | 0.00 (-0.11, 0.11) | 0.00 (-0.08, 0.08) | 0.03 (-0.06, 0.12) | -0.01 (-0.03, 0.01) |
| Age (year) | 0.02 (0.01, 0.02)** | 0.01 (0.00, 0.01)** | 0.01 (0.01, 0.01)** | 0.01 (0.00, 0.01)** | 0.00 (0.00, 0.01)** | 0.00 (-0.00, 0.00)* |
| Height (cm) | 0.00 (-0.01, 0.01) | 0.00 (-0.01, 0.01) | -0.00 (-0.01, 0.01) | 0.00(-0.00, 0.01) | 0.00 (-0.00, 0.01) | 0.00 (-0.00, 0.00) |
| Weight (kg) | 0.00 (-0.00, 0.01) | 0.00 (-0.00, 0.00) | 0.00 (-0.00, 0.00) | 0.00 (-0.00, 0.00) | 0.00 (-0.00, 0.00) | -0.00 (-0.00, 0.00) |
| Current smoker | -0.04 (-0.14, 0.07) | 0.01 (-0.05, 0.07) | -0.05 (-0.13, 0.03) | 0.02 (-0.03, 0.08) | 0.05 (-0.00, 0.10) | -0.01 (-0.04, 0.01) |
| Current drinker | 0.05 (-0.05, 0.16) | 0.04 (-0.03, 0.11) | 0.03 (-0.06, 0.11) | 0.07 (0.00, 0.13)* | 0.04 (-0.01, 0.10) | 0.02 (-0.01, 0.05) |
| Observations | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval
* and ** represent the levels of significance at 5% and 1%, respectively. Province dummy variables were included, but not reported.