Bakers | School controls | Population controls | |||||
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When bakers | When in other occupations | ||||||
Asthma: | |||||||
Men: | |||||||
Incidence | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | |||
95% CI | 1.7 to 4.2 | 0.3 to 1.5 | 0.3 to 1.8 | 0.9 to 2.8 | |||
Cases/person-years | 22/7400 | 9/9806 | 8/7473 | 14/7530 | |||
Women: | |||||||
Incidence | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | |||
95% CI | 0.9 to 4.8 | 1.0 to 3.6 | 1.2 to 4.5 | 1.3 to 4.6 | |||
Cases/person-years | 8/2810 | 12/5260 | 12/4195 | 12/4044 | |||
Rhinitis: | |||||||
Men: | |||||||
Incidence | 29.4 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 10.1 | |||
95% CI | 25.1 to 33.7 | 8.0 to 12.3 | 8.6 to 13.6 | 7.7 to 12.5 | |||
Cases/person-years | 179/6097 | 87/8591 | 73/6577 | 68/6747 | |||
Women: | |||||||
Incidence | 30.1 | 12.8 | 16.3 | 15.6 | |||
95% CI | 23.3 to 37.0 | 9.5 to 16.1 | 12.2 to 20.4 | 11.5 to 19.7 | |||
Cases/person-years | 74/2456 | 59/4610 | 60/3680 | 56/3596 |