Table 2

 Adjusted RRs* (95% CI) for mortality from rectal cancer and exposure to cumulative metalworking fluid (by type of fluid) estimated in Poisson regression

StraightSolubleSynthetic
Cut-offsRR (95% CI)Cut-offsRR (95% CI)Cut-offsRR (95% CI)
*Models adjusted for age, sex, race, plant, start year, calendar year and all types of fluid exposure.
010101
>0–0.681.2 (0.6 to 2.2)>0–6.511.2 (0.5 to 3)>0–0.520.6 (0.2 to 1.9)
>0.68–1.931.6 (0.9 to 3.2)>6.51–15.551.9 (0.8 to 4.6)>0.52–1.341.3 (0.4 to 4)
>1.93–10.091.5 (0.8 to 2.8)>15.55–48.71.4 (0.6 to 3.6)>1.34–2.541.8 (0.6 to 5.7)
>10.092.7 (1.4 to 5.3)>48.71.9 (0.6 to 6.4)>2.541.5 (0.4 to 6.3)