Table 5
Odds ratios (ORs) for stomach cancer and specific exposures among men and women
| Exposure to selected chemicals | Sex | Exposed cases/controls | Ever exposure OR (95% CI) | Duration (years) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–9 | ⩾10 | ||||||
| Cases/controls | OR* (95% CI) | Cases/controls | OR* (95% CI) | ||||
| *ORs adjusted for age, education, smoking, and number of jobs. | |||||||
| †Indefinite. | |||||||
| General dust | M | 174/193 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.4) | 52/74 | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.5) | 118/119 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.5) |
| W | 41/57 | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.4) | 24/28 | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.0) | 15/29 | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.2) | |
| Organic dust | M | 108/136 | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.2) | 50/75 | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.3) | 54/61 | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.3) |
| W | 34/51 | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.3) | 19/28 | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.5) | 13/23 | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.3) | |
| Inorganic dust | M | 155/179 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.4) | 49/77 | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.3) | 104/102 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.5) |
| W | 27/41 | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.6) | 20/25 | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.4) | 6/16 | 0.5 (0.2 to 1.4) | |
| Metal dust | M | 55/64 | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.5) | 18/39 | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.2) | 37/25 | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.5) |
| W | 6/7 | 1.1 (0.3 to 3.5) | 4/5 | 1.0 (0.3 to 4.2) | 2/2 | 1.3 (0.2 to 9.7) | |
| Asbestos | M | 42/41 | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.4) | 19/26 | 1.2 (0.6 to 2.3) | 23/15 | 1.9 (0.9 to 3.8) |
| W | 1/3 | 0.3 (0.03 to 3.0) | 1/2 | 0.4 (0.0 to 6.0) | 0/1 | IDF† | |
| Pesticide | M | 40/59 | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2) | 23/45 | 0.6 (0.4 to 1.1) | 16/14 | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.3) |
| W | 12./24 | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.4) | 8/15 | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.9) | 3/9 | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.6) | |
| Nitrosamines | M | 65/77 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.5) | 18/40 | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.1) | 46/37 | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.2) |
| W | 12/12 | 1.2 (0.5 to 2.8) | 5/6 | 0.9 (0.2 to 3.1) | 6/6 | 1.3 (0.4 to 4.2) | |
