Comparison between exposure assessment methods for three occupational exposures
| Original case-by-case expert assessment | Rule-based assessment | Agreement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure | % exposed* | N | % exposed* | N | κ† (95% CI) |
| Diesel exhaust | |||||
| Job level | |||||
| Men | 17.5 | 1021 | 14.0 | 817 | 0.70 (0.67 to 0.72) |
| Women | 1.2 | 74 | 1.2 | 72 | 0.71 (0.62 to 0.79) |
| Person level | |||||
| Men | 38.6 | 416 | 34.1 | 368 | 0.74 (0.70 to 0.79) |
| Women | 4.4 | 54 | 4.1 | 51 | 0.75 (0.66 to 0.85) |
| Pesticides | |||||
| Job level | |||||
| Men | 4.3 | 248 | 4.1 | 241 | 0.74 (0.69 to 0.78) |
| Women | 0.3 | 20 | 0.5 | 30 | 0.68 (0.53 to 0.83) |
| Person level | |||||
| Men | 12.4 | 134 | 12.1 | 130 | 0.84 (0.79 to 0.89) |
| Women | 1.0 | 12 | 1.3 | 16 | 0.71 (0.52 to 0.90) |
| Solvents combined | |||||
| Job level | |||||
| Men | 20.7 | 1205 | 11.7 | 682 | 0.51 (0.48 to 0.54) |
| Women | 4.4 | 271 | 3.3 | 203 | 0.71 (0.66 to 0.75) |
| Person level | |||||
| Men | 47.7 | 514 | 30.2 | 325 | 0.57 (0.52 to 0.62) |
| Women | 11.5 | 142 | 8.4 | 104 | 0.71 (0.65 to 0.78) |
*Percentage exposed by applying the respective exposure assessment method.
†κ statistic comparing the two exposure assessment methods.