Table 2

Risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma by job title worked ⩾5 y4-150

Job titleMagnetic field exposure (μT)Electric field exposure (V/m)Work site worked in for ⩾5 y
Arithmetic meanGeometric meanArithmetic meanGeometric meanCasesControlOR (95% CI)
Clerks, professionals, and managers4-151 0.200.087.901.6912601.0 —
Foresters0.280.0528.142.35291.71 (0.32 to 9.20)
Technical maintenance and service0.590.1314.102.119281.52 (0.56 to 4.14)
Operators1.610.1912.791.753190.76 (0.66 to 5.29)
Powerline maintainers0.570.0775.992.60961.87 (0.32 to 1.75)
Supervisors (technical and trade)0.250.1014.311.889260.94 (0.52 to 12.66)
Truck drivers0.140.0518.092.03362.56 (0.53 to 4.74)
Technical other0.310.119.852.016201.58 (0.53 to 4.74)
Trade, general0.600.108.541.596271.06 (0.36 to 3.16)
Other0.660.1322.752.0010271.98 (0.75 to 5.22)
Total66251
  • 4-150 Subjects who worked ⩾5 y in different jobs were included in each job title.

  • 4-151 Referent category excludes those subjects who worked at a transformer or hydrogenerating station.