Table 3

Populations (n), metarisk estimates (MRRs) (95% CIs) by occupational agents, sex, and quality of diagnosis: (proportional studies are excluded: simple random effects models with covariates)

Agent		Sex			Histological diagnosis
		Men					Women				Unspecified or both		Yes			No
		n	MRR				95% CI	n			MRR	95% CI	n	MRR		95% CI	n	MRR	95% CI	n	MRR	95% CI
Aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbon solvents												2	1.3	0.8 to 2.0
Aromatic hydrocarbon solvents	6	0.7	0.6 to 1.0					7	1.3	0.9 to 1.7		4	1.0	0.6 to 1.8	9	1.0	0.7 to 1.2
Arsenic	3	0.9	0.6 to 1.6									2	1.1	0.5 to 2.7	2	0.9	0.5 to 1.6
Asbestos	18	1.3	1.0 to 1.5	3	0.8	0.4 to 1.7		3	0.6	0.4 to 0.8		3	0.7	0.4 to 1.2	21	1.2	1.0 to 1.5
Chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents and related compounds	14	1.3	0.9 to 1.9	3	1.8	0.7 to 4.6		3	1.6	0.8 to 2.9		4	1.2	0.7 to 2.1	16	1.4	1.0 to 2.1
Chromium and chromium compounds	7	1.8	0.9 to 3.6					2	0.9	0.5 to 1.8		3	1.0	0.7 to 1.6	6	2.3	0.9 to 5.8
Diesel engine exhaust	5	1.1	0.9 to 1.3					2	0.9	0.6 to 0.9		3	1.1	0.9 to 1.2	4	1.0	0.9 to 1.1
Electromagnetic fields	6	1.1	0.9 to 1.3												6	1.1	0.9 to 1.3
Formaldehyde	3	0.8	0.5 to 1.3					2	0.6	0.3 to 1.1		2	0.5	0.3 to 0.9	3	0.9	0.7 to 1.3
Gasoline	2	1.0	0.8 to 1.3									2	1.0	0.8 to 1.4	2	0.9	0.6 to 1.3
Herbicides	8	1.2	0.8 to 2.0					2	0.9	0.7 to 1.2					9	1.1	0.8 to 1.5
Insecticides	2	0.7	0.4 to 1.5					2	3.7	0.3 to 43.3					3	1.2	0.3 to 4.3
Lead and lead compounds	3	1.1	0.8 to 1.6									2	1.1	0.8 to 1.6	2	1.0	0.5 to 2.2
Man made vitreous fibres	2	1.8	0.8 to 3.8					3	0.9	0.7 to 1.2		3	0.8	0.5 to 1.2	2	1.2	0.8 to 1.6
Nickel and nickel compounds	3	2.0	1.2 to 3.5									2	2.0	1.2 to 3.2	2	1.6	0.4 to 6.9
Oil mist	4	0.9	0.8 to 1.0					2	0.5	0.3 to 1.1					6	0.9	0.7 to 1.2
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)	3	1.8	0.8 to 3.4									2	1.4	0.8 to 2.3	2	3.0	0.7 to 13.2
Silica dust	2	1.1	0.8 to 1.5									2	1.5	0.8 to 2.6
Wood dust								3	1.1	0.7 to 1.7		3	1.2	0.9 to 1.6