Table 3

 Summary of nine studies on other brain tumour types or not specified and use of wireless telephones

StudyPeriod coveredStudy typeAge (years)Tumour typeNo. of casesOR* (95% CI)Comments
SIR, standardised incidence ratio.
*Unless otherwise stated.
Hardell et al 1999, 2001 Sweden1,21994–1996Case–control20–80Brain tumours781.0 (0.7 to 1.4)Analogue and digital cell phone use
341.1 (0.6 to 1.8)Ipsilateral use
161.2 (0.6 to 2.6)>10-year latency, analogue cell phone
Muscat et al 2000 USA31994–1998Case–control18–80Brain tumours660.9 (0.6 to 1.2)Regular use
Neuro-epithelioma352.1 (0.9 to 4.7)Mean duration of use 2.8 years
Johansen et al 2001 Denmark41982–1995Cohort>18Brain tumours20SIR = 1.3 (0.8 to 2.1)Analogue and digital cell phone use
9SIR = 1.2 (0.6 to 2.3)⩾3-year duration of digital subscription
Inskip et al 2001, USA51994–1998Case–control⩾18Meningioma60.9 (0.3 to 2.7)⩾5 years of cell phone use
Lönn et al 2005 Sweden Interphone102000–2002Case–control20–69Meningioma1180.7 (0.5 to 0.9)Regular use
51.3 (0.5 to 3.9)⩾10 years since first “regular” cell phone use on same side of head as tumour
30.5 (0.1 to 1.7)⩾10 years since first “regular” cell phone use on opposite side of head as tumour.
Christensen et al 2005 Denmark, Interphone122000–2002Case–control20–69Meningioma670.8 (0.5 to 1.3)Regular use
61.0 (0.3 to 3.2)⩾10 years since first regular use of cell phone
Schüz et al 2006 Germany, Interphone142000–2003Case–control30– (59) –69 (see above)Meningioma1040.8 (0.6 to 1.1)Regular use
51.1 (0.4 to 3.4)⩾10 years since first “regular use” of cell phone
Hardell et al 2006a, Sweden151997–2003Case–control20–80Meningioma3471.1 (0.9 to 1.3)>1-year latency of cell phone use
381.5 (0.98 to 2.4)>10 -year latency of cell phone use
152.0 (0.98 to 3.9)>10 -year latency of ipsilateral cell phone use
231.6 (0.9 to 2.8)>10 -year latency of cordless phone use
93.2 (1.2 to 8.4)>10 -year latency of ipsilateral cordless phone use
Schüz et al 2006, Denmark171982–2002Cohort⩾18Brain and nervous system28SIR = 0.7 (0.4 to 0.95)⩾10 -year latency