Number of female ALL cases and total female controls, adjusted odds ratios, and 95% confidence intervals for jobs ever held up to two years prior to diagnosis where exposure to electromagnetic fields above typical residential levels may have occurred
| Exposed job ever held* | Case | Control | OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratios for an unmatched analysis estimated using logistic regression adjusted for age and deprivation using never exposed as reference. Risk estimates not calculated where no exposed cases. | ||||
| *Exposed jobs ever held by women for a minimum of six months during the self reported work history; subjects may have held more than one exposed job. | ||||
| Never held any exposed job | 25 | 522 | 1 | – |
| Computer analysts/programmers | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Computer operators, data processing operators, office machine operators | 3 | 25 | 2.62 | (0.72 to 9.45) |
| Medical radiographers | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Medical secretaries | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Legal secretaries | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Typists and word processor operators | 7 | 53 | 3.16 | (1.28 to 7.80) |
| Other secretaries, personal assistants, typists, word processor operators not elsewhere classified | 5 | 73 | 1.46 | (0.53 to 4.00) |
| Telephone operators | 1 | 9 | 3.19 | (0.37 to 27.2) |
| Radio and telegraph operators, other office communication system operators | 0 | 2 | – | – |