Occupational exposures | IPD | |||||||
All IPD (n=4438) | IPD with pneumonia (n=3143) | |||||||
Men (n=2347) | Women (n=2091) | Men (n=1698) | Women (n=1445) | |||||
OR | 95% | OR | 95% | OR | 95% | OR | 95% | |
Fumes | 1.16 | 1.03 to 1.31 | 1.08 | 0.93 to 1.25 | 1.22 | 1.06 to 1.41 | 1.09 | 0.91 to 1.30 |
(n=465) | (n=371) | (n=345) | (n=266) | |||||
Inorganic dust | 1.13 | 1.00 to 1.27 | 0.98 | 0.81 to 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.00 to 1.33 | 0.92 | 0.72 to 1.16 |
(n=794) | (n=230) | (n=575) | (n=160) | |||||
Silica dust | 1.33 | 1.10 to 1.61 | 1.27 | 0.81 to 2.00 | 1.33 | 1.06 to 1.67 | 1.3 | 0.73 to 2.32 |
(n=174) | (n=34) | (n=121) | (n=23) | |||||
Vapours and gases | 0.99 | 0.87 to 1.12 | 0.91 | 0.76 to 1.08 | 0.99 | 0.85 to 1.14 | 0.91 | 0.74 to 1.12 |
(n=660) | (n=303) | (n=476) | (n=217) | |||||
Organic dust | 0.92 | 0.80 to 1.07 | 0.93 | 0.70 to 1.24 | 0.86 | 0.72 to 1.02 | 0.88 | 0.62 to 1.25 |
(n=298) | (n=64) | (n=204) | (n=42) |
The exposure is defined by job–exposure matrix. The models are matched for age and residency and adjusted for educational level, ethanol abuse, and diagnoses of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and diabetes and any other occupational exposures.