Literature-based approach (N=240 controls exposed) | Consensus-based approach* (N=110 controls exposed) | ||||
Solvent classes | N | % of Exposed | Solvent classes | N | % of Exposed |
Aromatic solvents only | 21 | 8.8 | Chlorinated solvents only | 73 | 66.4 |
Chlorinated solvents only | 119 | 49.6 | Stoddard solvent only | 9 | 8.2 |
Stoddard solvent only | 15 | 6.3 | Chlorinated + Stoddard | 28 | 25.5 |
Aromatic + Chlorinated | 21 | 8.8 | |||
Aromatic + Stoddard | 1 | 0.4 | |||
Chlorinated + Stoddard | 45 | 18.8 | |||
Aromatic + Chlorinated + Stoddard | 18 | 7.5 | |||
Aromatic solvents (N=61 controls exposed) | |||||
No. of individual solvents | |||||
1 | 2 | 3.3 | |||
2 | 44 | 72.1 | |||
3 | 15 | 24.6 | |||
Chlorinated solvents (N=203 controls exposed) | |||||
No. of individual solvents | |||||
1 | 27 | 13.3 | |||
2 | 66 | 32.5 | |||
3 | 20 | 9.9 | |||
4 | 32 | 15.8 | |||
5 | 50 | 24.6 | |||
6 | 8 | 3.9 |
↵* Consensus-based approach did not ascertain exposure to aromatic solvents.