Comparison of characteristics of union members included with those excluded from the study
| Included in study | Excluded from study | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Person years in mortality study | Mortality (n=19229) | Incidence (n=17135) | (n=11895) |
| Male sex | 106465.1 | 71.2 | 71.4 | 63.2 |
| Resident in Queensland | 144347.1 | 98.9 | 98.8 | 95.7 |
| Type of plant | ||||
| Poultry | 15943.3 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 17.7 |
| Red meat | 117398.3 | 78.0 | 77.0 | 69.0 |
| Retail | 6586.5 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 9.4 |
| Smallgoods | 6430.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.4 |
| Unknown | – | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Animal virus exposure | ||||
| Low | 70548.8 | 56.7 | 54.9 | 56.6 |
| Medium | 44491.0 | 26.7 | 27.8 | 26.7 |
| High | 31319.1 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 16.7 |
| Animal blood exposure | ||||
| Low | 66212.4 | 51.0 | 49.1 | 51.0 |
| Medium | 63908.4 | 40.1 | 42.4 | 40.9 |
| High | 16238.2 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Animal faeces exposure | ||||
| Low | 115326.5 | 80.7 | 79.9 | 80.1 |
| Medium | 23132.9 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 11.7 |
| High | 2309.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Unknown | 5590.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Plastic product exposure | ||||
| Low | 120935.2 | 80.0 | 80.4 | 80.0 |
| Medium | 25423.9 | 20.0 | 19.6 | 20.0 |