Table 6

 Ischaemic heart disease mortality and NIL85: odds ratios for categories* of NIL85 versus unexposed

Crude ORAdj† OR (95% CI)Adj‡ OR (95% CI)
*Low, 85–94.7; Med, 94.8–99.6; High, 99.7–110.8 dB(A)-years.
†Model included five pre-employment measures: see table 3.
‡Model included five pre-employment measures and duration of employment.
Both sites
    Low1.111.15 (0.89–1.47)1.14 (0.89–1.47)
    Med1.241.23 (0.96–1.57)1.18 (0.90–1.55)
    High1.081.07 (0.82–1.39)1.03 (0.76–1.39)
Site A
    Low1.081.04 (0.72–1.51)1.04 (0.71–1.51)
    Med1.031.00 (0.69–1.46)1.03 (0.65–1.60)
    High0.880.77 (0.52–1.14)0.74 (0.44–1.22)
Site B
    Low1.061.15 (0.81–1.65)1.15 (0.80–1.65)
    Med1.461.45 (1.02–2.06)1.32 (0.91–1.91)
    High1.271.37 (0.96–1.96)1.31 (0.88–1.94)