Table 3

Sensitisation to enzymes, flour, and storage mites relative to work category and atopy

Sensitisation by skin prick test
EnzymesFloursStorage mites
OR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CI
Unadjusted:
 Atopy (prick test)4.21.1 to 15.346.56.0 to 362.78.63.9 to 19.2
 Process work 3-150 0.60.2 to 1.92.10.9 to 4.9
Adjusted:
 Atopy (prick test) 3-150 45.65.8 to 356.59.94.3 to 22.7
 Process work 3-150 0.70.2 to 2.32.91.1 to 7.3
  • 3-150 Comparisons not done. Enzyme sensitisation occurred only in the process group.