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Occup Environ Med 61:743-749 doi:10.1136/oem.2003.011858
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Agricultural pesticide use and adenocarcinomas of the stomach and oesophagus

Table 5

 Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for stomach and oesophageal cancer by number of nitrosatable pesticides used and years of nitrosatable pesticides used among adult farmers

Cases Controls OR* 95% CI p value for trend
*Odds ratio adjusted for age and gender.
†Reference category: non-farmers.
‡Sum of total number of nitrosatable pesticides used.
§From first to last year of nitrosatable pesticides used.
Total number of nitrosatable pesticides usde‡
Stomach
    Non-farmers 59 184 1.0 Ref†
    0 52 122 0.9 0.5 to 1.4
    1–3 21 38 1.2 0.6 to 2.2
    ⩾4 15 61 0.7 0.3 to 1.3 0.436
Oesophagus
    Non-farmers 62 184 1.0 Ref†
    0 33 122 0.8 0.5 to 1.4
    1–3 6 38 0.5 0.2 to 1.2
    ⩾4 17 61 0.7 0.4 to 1.4 0.206
Total year of nitrosatable pesticides used§
Stomach
    Non-farmers 59 184 1.0 Ref†
    0 70 159 0.9 0.6 to 1.4
    ⩽20 9 35 0.7 0.3 to 1.7
    >20 9 27 0.8 0.3 to 1.8 0.414
Oesophagus
    Non-farmers 62 184 1.0 Ref†
    0 42 159 0.8 0.5 to 1.3
    ⩽20 5 35 0.4 0.2 to 1.1
    >20 9 27 0.8 0.4 to 1.9 0.203

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