Table A.3.
Statistically significant associations between occupational exposure to pesticides and health outcomes in adults (health outcomes that were analysed in the review)
| Health outcome | Type of population with significant risk excess | Strength of presumptiona |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | Farmers, operators, manufacturing plant personnel | ++ |
| Prostate cancer | Farmers, operators, manufacturing plant personnel | ++ |
| Multiple myeloma | Farmers, operators | ++ |
| Parkinson's disease | Occupational and non‐occupational exposure | ++ |
| Leukaemia | Farmers, operators, manufacturing plant personnel | + |
| Alzheimer's disease | Farmers | + |
| Cognitive disordersb | Farmers | + |
| Fertility and fecundability disorders | Occupational exposure | + |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | Agricultural workers | ± |
| Testicular cancer | Agricultural workers | ± |
| Brain cancer (glioma, meningioma) | Agricultural workers | ± |
| Melanoma | Agricultural workers | ± |
| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | Farmers | ± |
| Anxiety, depressionb | Farmers, farmers with a history of acute poisoning, operators | ± |
a
Scoring system: strong presumption (++), moderate presumption (+), weak presumption (±).
b
Almost all pesticides were organophosphates.