Exposure | Exposure level | Subcohort n=4344 | Cases n=136 | ||
Men n=2092 N (%) | Women n=2074 N (%) | Men n=76 N (%) | Women n=60 N (%) | ||
Age category | 55–59 years | 766 (37) | 774 (37) | 23 (30) | 15 (25) |
60–64 years | 734 (35) | 697 (34) | 27 (36) | 22 (37) | |
65–69 years | 592 (28) | 603 (29) | 26 (34) | 23 (38) | |
Level of education | Lower vocational | 530 (25) | 657 (32) | 29 (38) | 28 (47) |
Primary vocational | 433 (21) | 469 (23) | 15 (20) | 11 (18) | |
Secondary and medium vocational | 732 (35) | 754 (36) | 19 (25) | 18 (30) | |
Higher vocational | 397 (19) | 194 (9) | 13 (17) | 3 (5) | |
Physical activity | ≤30 min/day | 387 (18) | 509 (25) | 14 (18) | 16 (27) |
>30–60 min/day | 648 (31) | 653 (31) | 22 (29) | 23 (38) | |
>60–90 min/day | 394 (19) | 470 (23) | 16 (21) | 10 (17) | |
>90 min/day | 663 (32) | 442 (21) | 24 (32) | 11 (18) | |
Body mass index | Underweight | 14 (1) | 30 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) |
Normal weight | 1099 (53) | 1116 (54) | 48 (63) | 33 (55) | |
Overweight | 899 (43) | 743 (36) | 26 (34) | 19 (32) | |
Obese | 80 (4) | 185 (9) | 2 (3) | 6 (10) | |
Smoking | Never smoked | 257 (12) | 1194 (58) | 8 (11) | 38 (63) |
Former smoker | 1081 (52) | 437 (21) | 37 (49) | 13 (22) | |
Current smoker | 754 (36) | 443 (21) | 31 (41) | 9 (15) | |
ELF-MF* | Background | 1009 (48) | 1038 (50) | 28 (37) | 30 (50) |
Only ever low | 918 (44) | 1021 (49) | 39 (51) | 29 (48) | |
Ever high | 165 (8) | 15 (1) | 9 (12) | 1 (2) | |
Electric shocks† | Background | 1253 (60) | 1948 (94) | 41 (54) | 57 (95) |
Only ever low | 322 (15) | 119 (6) | 17 (22) | 3 (5) | |
Ever high | 517 (25) | 7 (0) | 18 (24) | 0 (0) | |
Total solvents‡ | Background | 1327 (63) | 1697 (82) | 46 (61) | 50 (83) |
Only ever low | 424 (20) | 343 (17) | 13 (17) | 9 (15) | |
Ever high | 341 (16) | 34 (2) | 17 (22) | 1 (2) | |
Aromatic solvents‡ | Background | 1422 (68) | 1991 (96) | 51 (67) | 56 (93) |
Only ever low | 598 (29) | 80 (4) | 19 (25) | 3 (5) | |
Ever high | 72 (3) | 3 (0) | 6 (8) | 1 (2) | |
Chlorinated solvents‡ | Background | 1585 (76) | 1991 (96) | 52 (68) | 58 (97) |
Only ever low | 243 (12) | 73 (4) | 14 (18) | 2 (3) | |
Ever high | 264 (13) | 10 (0) | 10 (13) | 0 (0) | |
Metal exposure‡ | Background | 1639 (78) | 2063 (99) | 56 (74) | 59 (98) |
Only ever low | 189 (9) | 9 (0) | 8 (11) | 0 (0) | |
Ever high | 264 (13) | 2 (0) | 12 (16) | 1 (2) | |
Total pesticides‡ | Background | 1840 (88) | 2029 (98) | 69 (91) | 57 (95) |
Only ever low | 86 (4) | 13 (1) | 4 (5) | 1 (2) | |
Ever high | 166 (8) | 32 (2) | 3 (4) | 2 (3) | |
Insecticides‡ | Background | 1853 (89) | 2032 (98) | 70 (92) | 57 (95) |
Only ever low | 75 (4) | 10 (0) | 3 (4) | 1 (2) | |
Ever high | 164 (8) | 32 (2) | 3 (4) | 2 (3) | |
Herbicides‡ | Background | 1921 (92) | 2040 (98) | 73 (96) | 58 (97) |
Only ever low | 78 (4) | 29 (1) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | |
Ever high | 93 (4) | 5 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | |
Fungicides‡ | Background | 1884 (90) | 2034 (98) | 70 (92) | 58 (97) |
Only ever low | 81 (4) | 29 (1) | 4 (5) | 2 (3) | |
Ever high | 127 (6) | 11 (1) | 2 (3) | 0 (0) |
*ELF-Job exposure matrix.
†Electrical Injury Job exposure matrix.
‡ALOHA+-Job exposure matrix.
ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ELF-MF, extremely low frequency magnetic fields.