Association between potential confounders and occupational exposure to pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, diesel exhaust, metal dust, metal fumes and mineral oil and prostate cancer among subcohort members: the Netherlands Cohort Study 1986–1995
| Exposure | Pesticides | PAH* | Diesel exhaust | Metal dust | Metal fumes | Mineral oil | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never (n = 59) | Ever (n = 4) | Never (n = 60) | Ever (n = 2) | Never (n = 45) | Ever (n = 16) | Never (n = 53) | Ever (n = 9) | Never (n = 53) | Ever (n = 9) | Never (n = 54) | Ever (n = 8) | |
| *Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. | ||||||||||||
| ‡Consumption of these foods. | ||||||||||||
| Potential confounders | ||||||||||||
| Age (mean years) | 61.35 | 61.38 | 61.41 | 60.38 | 61.42 | 61.12 | 61.48 | 60.69 | 61.47 | 60.72 | 61.44 | 60.57 |
| Vegetables† (mean g/day) | 190.2 | 182.9 | 188.1 | 206.4 | 187.9 | 193.3 | 187.9 | 196.4 | 187.9 | 197.1 | 188.0 | 199.0 |
| Fruit† (mean g/day) | 150.6 | 157.1 | 150.6 | 159.4 | 149.7 | 156.1 | 151.2 | 152.8 | 151.4 | 152.5 | 150.9 | 153.8 |
| Meat† (mean g/day) | 16.40 | 20.43 | 16.66 | 19.22 | 16.33 | 18.05 | 16.42 | 19.11 | 16.57 | 19.01 | 16.57 | 19.01 |