Occupational exposures | IPD | |||||
All IPD (n=4438) | IPD with pneumonia (n=3143) | |||||
N | OR | 95% | N | OR | 95% | |
Fumes | ||||||
Any exposure | 836 | 1.11 | 1.01 to 1.21 | 611 | 1.17 | 1.06 to 1.30 |
Low* | 780 | 1.07 | 0.97 to 1.17 | 560 | 1.1 | 0.98 to 1.23 |
High* | 56 | 2.4 | 1.72 to 3.36 | 51 | 2.71 | 1.89 to 3.89 |
Inorganic dust | ||||||
Any exposure* | 1024 | 1.1 | 0.99 to 1.21 | 735 | 1.26 | 1.14 to 1.39 |
Low* | 990 | 1.09 | 0.98 to 1.20 | 710 | 1.08 | 0.96 to 1.22 |
High* | 34 | 1.46 | 0.96 to 2.21 | 25 | 1.51 | 0.93 to 2.44 |
Silica dust | ||||||
Any exposure* | 208 | 1.33 | 1.11 to 1.58 | 144 | 1.33 | 1.08 to 1.64 |
Low* | 186 | 1.3 | 1.08 to 1.56 | 128 | 1.32 | 1.05 to 1.65 |
High* | 22 | 1.55 | 0.93 to 2.57 | 16 | 1.41 | 0.78 to 2.54 |
Vapours and gases | ||||||
Any exposure* | 963 | 0.96 | 0.87 to 1.06 | 693 | 1.07 | 0.97 to 1.18 |
Low* | 886 | 0.92 | 0.83 to 1.02 | 628 | 0.91 | 0.80 to 1.03 |
High* | 77 | 1.93 | 1.44 to 2.57 | 65 | 2.19 | 1.59 to 3.03 |
Organic dust | ||||||
Any exposure* | 362 | 0.93 | 0.81 to 1.05 | 246 | 0.92 | 0.80 to 1.06 |
Low* | 347 | 0.92 | 0.81 to 1.05 | 237 | 0.85 | 0.73 to 1.00 |
High* | 15 | 1.12 | 0.60 to 2.09 | 9 | 1.02 | 0.47 to 2.21 |
Any exposure† | 1765 | 1.09 | 1.01 to 1.18 | 1269 | 1.08 | 0.99 to 1.19 |
The exposure is defined by job–exposure matrix.
*Matched for gender, age and place of residency, and adjusted for educational level, ethanol abuse, and diagnoses of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and diabetes and any other occupational exposures.
†Matched for gender, age and place of residency, and adjusted for educational level, ethanol abuse, and diagnoses of COPD, asthma and diabetes.