Distance from source (km) | Cases (n = 234) | Controls (n = 729) | All | |||
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n | % | n | % | OR* | 95% CI | |
*Odds ratios adjusted for sex, age, year of death, smoking habits, education level, and exposure to occupations increasing risk for lung cancer according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)2. | ||||||
Harbour | ||||||
<0.7 | 85 | 36.3 | 282 | 38.7 | 1.00 | |
0.7 to 1.3 | 79 | 33.8 | 249 | 34.2 | 1.12 | 0.77 to 1.61 |
>1.3 | 70 | 29.9 | 198 | 27.1 | 1.31 | 0.86 to 1.86 |
Cement factory | ||||||
<0.6 | 29 | 12.4 | 142 | 19.5 | 1.00 | |
0.6 to 1.2 | 93 | 39.7 | 282 | 38.7 | 1.61 | 0.99 to 2.62 |
>1.2 | 112 | 47.9 | 305 | 41.8 | 1.81 | 1.13 to 2.92 |
Fiumaretta power plant | ||||||
<1 | 11 | 4.7 | 44 | 6.0 | 1.00 | |
1 to 2 | 115 | 49.1 | 399 | 54.7 | 1.18 | 0.58 to 2.44 |
>2 | 112 | 46.2 | 286 | 39.3 | 1.60 | 0.78 to 3.29 |
Tor Valdaliga power plants | ||||||
<4 | 12 | 5.1 | 22 | 3.0 | 1.00 | |
4 to 6 | 170 | 72.7 | 582 | 79.8 | 0.56 | 0.26 to 1.21 |
>6 | 52 | 22.2 | 125 | 17.2 | 0.85 | 0.38 to 1.92 |