Table 3a.
Associations between oil spill cleanup work and incident asthma among GuLF Study workers vs. non-workers (N=24,603)a
| Asthma n(% total cases) | Risk RatioCRUDE (95% CI) | Risk RatioMODEL1(95% CI)b | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSRC work | |||
| No | 196(17) | Referent | Referent |
| Yes | 983(83) | 1.47(1.26,1.71) | 1.60(1.38,1.85) |
a
Excluding all workers with self-reported physician’s diagnosis of asthma prior to oil spill date
OSRC= Oil spill response and cleanup
b
Model 1: age, gender, race, ethnicity, smoking status, pack-years, previous oil spill cleanup work, previous oil industry experience, education