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Occup Environ Med 57:830-836 doi:10.1136/oem.57.12.830
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Isocyanate exposure and occupational asthma: a case-referent study

Table 5

Odds of occupational asthma at company A by duration from employment to symptoms (unadjusted estimates)

Asthma ⩽1 y Asthma >1 y
Odds ratio 95% CI p Value Odds ratio 95% CI p Value
8 h TWA isocyanate exposure (for 0.1 ppb increase) 1.5 0.82 to 2.7 0.18 1.04 0.95 to 1.13 0.41
Smoking at employment 2.4 0.38 to 15.0 0.36 2.0 0.60 to 6.78 0.25
History of hay fever, eczema, or asthma 2.6 0.43 to 16.0 0.29 4.3 0.60 to 22.8 0.08

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