| NHL (244 Ca/436 Co) | HL (87 Ca/265 Co) | LPS (104 Ca/305 Co) | MM (56 Ca/313 Co) | All LN (491 Ca/456 Co) | ||||||
| Ca/Co | OR (95% CI) | Ca/Co | OR (95% CI) | Ca/Co | OR (95% CI) | Ca/Co | OR (95% CI) | Ca/Co | OR (95% CI) | |
| Occupational pesticide use | 32/47 | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.5) | 9/24 | 2.1 (0.8 to 5.2) | 15/39 | 1.2 (0.6 to 2.4) | 15/37 | 3.5 (1.6 to 7.7) | 71/47 | 1.7 (1.1 to 2.5) |
| Insecticides | 26/37 | 1.5 (0.8 to 2.6) | 8/19 | 2.3 (0.9 to 6.0) | 11/30 | 1.1 (0.5 to 2.5) | 11/29 | 2.8 (1.2 to 6.5) | 56/37 | 1.6 (1.0 to 2.5) |
| Organochlorine | 15/17 | 1.8 (0.9 to 3.8) | 4/6 | 4.7 (1.1 to 20.8) | 8/15 | 1.7 (0.7 to 4.4) | 4/16 | 1.4 (0.4 to 4.8) | 31/17 | 1.9 (1.0 to 3.5) |
| Organophosphate | 20/24 | 1.7 (0.9 to 3.3) | 6/12 | 3.0 (1.0 to 9.4) | 5/20 | 0.8 (0.3 to 2.2) | 6/20 | 2.2 (0.8 to 6.2) | 37/24 | 1.6 (0.9 to 2.8) |
| Pyrethrin | 10/17 | 1.3 (0.5 to 2.9) | 7/11 | 3.6 (1.2 to 11.2) | 1/14 | 0.2 (0.0 to 1.8) | 5/14 | 3.1 (1.0 to 10.0) | 23/17 | 1.4 (0.7 to 2.7) |
| Fungicides | 26/35 | 1.6 (0.9 to 2.8) | 9/17 | 4.5 (1.6 to 12.2) | 11/34 | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.2) | 13/32 | 3.2 (1.4 to 7.2) | 59/35 | 1.8 (1.2 to 2.9) |
| Carbamates | 15/17 | 1.8 (0.9 to 3.7) | 5/9 | 5.1 (1.4 to 18.4) | 4/16 | 0.8 (0.3 to 2.7) | 6/15 | 2.9 (1.0 to 8.6) | 30/17 | 1.9 (1.0 to 3.5) |
| Imide | 6/10 | 1.1 (0.4 to 3.2) | 3/4 | 5.2 (1.0 to 27.8) | 2/10 | 0.6 (0.1 to 2.9) | 5/10 | 3.3 (1.0 to 11.0) | 16/10 | 1.6 (0.7 to 3.6) |
| Triazole | 8/9 | 1.9 (0.7 to 5.3) | 6/6 | 8.4 (2.2 to 32.4) | 1/9 | 0.4 (0.0 to 3.1) | 3/8 | 3.4 (0.8 to 14.6) | 18/9 | 2.2 (0.9 to 4.9) |
| Herbicides | 25/42 | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.2) | 7/22 | 1.5 (0.6 to 4.1) | 9/34 | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.7) | 12/32 | 2.9 (1.3 to 6.5) | 53/42 | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.0) |
| Phenoline | 13/17 | 1.7 (0.8 to 3.7) | 4/8 | 4.3 (1.1 to 17.2) | 5/15 | 0.8 (0.3 to 2.4) | 5/16 | 2.0 (0.6 to 6.1) | 27/17 | 1.7 (0.9 to 3.2) |
| Phenoxy | 11/25 | 0.9 (0.4 to 1.9) | 6/14 | 2.5 (0.8 to 7.7) | 7/20 | 1.0 (0.4 to 2.5) | 7/20 | 2.6 (0.9 to 7.0) | 31/25 | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.2) |
| Picoline | 5/10 | 1.0 (0.3 to 3.2) | 5/4 | 9.4 (2.0 to 43.1) | 0/8 | . | 4/8 | 3.9 (1.0 to 14.7) | 14/10 | 1.5 (0.6 to 3.4) |
| Triazine | 17/20 | 1.9 (0.9 to 3.8) | 5/10 | 3.2 (0.9 to 10.9) | 8/17 | 1.6 (0.6 to 4.0) | 4/17 | 1.7 (0.5 to 5.9) | 34/20 | 1.8 (1.0 to 3.3) |
| Amide | 5/12 | 0.9 (0.3 to 2.8) | 6/8 | 3.8 (1.1 to 12.7) | 2/8 | 0.6 (0.1 to 3.2) | 1/8 | 0.8 (0.1 to 7.0) | 14/12 | 1.2 (0.5 to 2.7) |
| Urea | 5/7 | 1.8 (0.5 to 6.0) | 5/4 | 10.8 (2.4 to 48.1) | 4/7 | 1.7 (0.4 to 6.4) | 5/6 | 7.2 (1.8 to 28.4) | 19/7 | 2.9 (1.2 to 7.0) |
| Quaternary ammonium | 4/12 | 0.7 (0.2 to 2.3) | 2/7 | 1.3 (0.2 to 7.3) | 5/11 | 1.5 (0.5 to 4.9) | 2/9 | 1.6 (0.3 to 8.2) | 13/12 | 1.1 (0.5 to 2.5) |
| Glyphosate | 12/24 | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.2) | 6/15 | 1.7 (0.6 to 5.0) | 4/18 | 0.6 (0.2 to 2.1) | 5/18 | 2.4 (0.8 to 7.3) | 27/24 | 1.2 (0.6 to 2.1) |
| Garden pesticide use | 123/194 | 1.4 (1.0 to 2.0) | 23/103 | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.6) | 61/164 | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.6) | 26/146 | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.7) | 233/201 | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.5) |
| Insecticides | 81/133 | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) | 11/68 | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.3) | 39/112 | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.5) | 13/97 | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.2) | 144/138 | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) |
| Fungicides | 38/60 | 1.2 (0.7 to 1.9) | 4/31 | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.7) | 23/49 | 1.7 (0.9 to 3.0) | 9/50 | 1.1 (0.5 to 2.4) | 74/61 | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) |
| Herbicides | 86/155 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.5) | 19/84 | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.6) | 49/130 | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.6) | 22/115 | 1.0 (0.6 to 2.0) | 176/161 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.3) |
| Domestic insecticide use | 74/142 | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.5) | 38/74 | 2.9 (1.6 to 5.4) | 46/114 | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.6) | 16/108 | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.3) | 174/150 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.6) |
ORs (95% CI) were estimated by unconditional logistic regression including the stratification variables, age, centre and socioeconomic category (white collar/blue collar).
Ca, number of cases; Co, number of controls; NHL, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; HL, Hodgkin’s lymphoma; LPS, lymphoproliferative syndrome; MM, multiple myeloma; OR, odds ratio.