Table 5

Estimates of odds ratios (ORs) (95% CIs) and multiplicative effects (×) for handling concentrate (ever versus never, adjusted for important covariates and total days dipped

Terms		Symptoms				Hot QST			Cold QST		Vibration QST
Terms		OR	CI			×	CI		×	CI	×	CI
Age:
×10⁻¹ y	1.43	(1.22 to 1.67)		1.64	(1.63 to 1.66)		1.29	(1.28 to 1.29)	1.62	(1.61 to 1.63)
Country:
England v Scotland	1.98	(1.30 to 3.03)		1.21	(1.02 to 1.45)		1.11	(0.98 to 1.25)	1.00	(0.86 to 1.16)
Sheep dippersv:
Farmers not sheep dippers	0.37	(0.12 to 1.15)		1.08	(0.73 to 1.61)		1.41	(1.07 to 1.86)	1.06	(0.75 to 1.49)
Ceramics workers	1.27	(0.40 to 4.00)		1.47	(1.05 to 2.04)		1.22	(0.97 to 1.54)	1.19	(0.89 to 1.57)
DAYS:^5-150
×74⁻¹ days	1.10	(0.99 to 1.23)		0.93	(0.88 to 0.99)		0.98	(0.95 to 1.02)	0.99	(0.95 to 1.04)
Sex:
Malev female	0.34	(0.17 to 0.70)		2.20	(1.64 to 2.97)		1.29	(1.05 to 1.58)	1.26	(0.98 to 1.63)
Handling concentrate:
Ever v never	3.43	(1.63 to 7.23)		0.92	(0.71 to 1.21)		1.20	(1.00 to 1.45)	1.09	(0.87 to 1.37)

↵5-150 Total days dipped.