FEV1 scores (mean (SD), n) after adjustment for age, height and smoking according to exposure to dusts, gases, fumes
| France | The Netherlands (men) | Norway (men) (n=395) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women (n=5571) | Men (n=6217) | Urban (n=854) | Rural (n=780) | ||||||
| Self reported exposure: | |||||||||
| Not exposed | 0.01 (1.00), 4479 | 0.01 (1.01), 4605 | −0.02 (1.02), 497 | 0.04 (1.00), 544 | 0.04 (1.04), 248 | ||||
| Exposed | −0.05 (0.99), 1092 | −0.03 (0.96), 1612 | 0.03 (0.98), 357 | −0.08 (1.00), 236 | −0.06 (0.94), 147 | ||||
| p Value | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.41 | 0.13 | 0.34 | ||||
| Pp JEM5-150: | |||||||||
| Not exposed | 0.02 (1.00), 4379 | 0.03 (1.00), 4674 | 0.01 (1.04), 491 | 0.04 (0.95), 566 | 0.01 (0.98), 235 | ||||
| Exposed | −0.08 (1.01), 1192 | −0.08 (1.01), 1543 | −0.01 (0.94), 363 | −0.12 (1.11), 214 | −0.02 (1.04), 160 | ||||
| p Value | 0.001 | 0.0001 | 0.82 | 0.04 | 0.75 | ||||
| P10–50 JEM (% of self reported exposure per job): | |||||||||
| <10 | 0.04 (1.03), 1519 | 0.09 (0.98), 861 | 0.00 (1.12), 216 | 0.11 (0.84), 105 | 0.02 (1.00), 174 | ||||
| 10–49 | −0.01 (0.99), 3733 | 0.00 (0.99), 4666 | 0.01 (0.97), 275 | −0.01 (1.03), 543 | −0.02 (0.91), 61 | ||||
| ⩾50 | −0.09 (1.00), 319 | −0.11 (1.06), 690 | −0.01 (0.94), 363 | −0.04 (1.01), 132 | −0.02 (1.04), 160 | ||||
| p Value (test for trend) | 0.02 | 0.0001 | 0.86 | 0.29 | 0.69 | ||||
↵5-150 Pp Population specific JEM, based on the percentage of subjects who reported themselves exposed in each job, was constructed such as the exposure prevalence (p) was close to the self reported one.