Table 4

Risk of lung cancer in painters, stratified by histological subtype

Work as painterSqCSCLCACLCC
Cases n=6414OR (95% CI)*Cases n=2426OR (95% CI)*Cases n=4014OR (95% CI)*Cases n=667OR (95% CI)*
Men
 Never6 13912 32213 85416371
 Ever2751.38 (1.16 to 1.64)1041.4 (1.09 to 1.78)1601.23 (1.00 to 1.51)301.22 (0.80 to 1.86)
 Duration employment (years)
  1–5831.28 (0.93 to 1.72)291.2 (0.77 to 1.87)451.02 (0.70 to 1.48)141.53 (0.81 to 2.91)
  6–17791.52 (1.09 to 2.12)271.52 (0.95 to 2.42)401.29 (0.86 to 1.94)60.99 (0.39 to 2.51)
  >171091.46 (1.11 to 1.92)481.61 (1.12 to 2.31)751.48 (1.09 to 2.03)101.17 (0.58 to 2.37)
 Test for trend, p value
Men and Women
 Never6 90412 91315 46218361
 Ever2791.35 (1.14 to 1.61)1101.39 (1.09 to 1.76)1761.23 (1.01 to 1.51)301.18 (0.77 to 1.80)
 Duration employment (years)
  1–5891.24 (0.92 to 1.67)321.21 (0.79 to 1.86)541.05 (0.74 to 1.49)141.48 (0.78 to 2.82)
  6–17801.48 (1.07 to 2.04)281.46 (0.92 to 2.31)441.26 (0.85 to 1.87)60.97 (0.38 to 2.45)
  >171091.47 (1.12 to 1.93)501.65 (1.15 to 2.37)781.53 (1.12 to 2.08)101.17 (0.58 to 2.37)
 Test for trend, p value <0.001 0.001 0.004 0.50
  • *Adjusted for study, age, pack-years, time since quitting smoking, occupational exposures (list A and B jobs), sex (only for analysis of men and women combined).

  • AC, adenocarcinoma; LCC, large cell carcinoma; SCLC, small cell lung cancer; SqC, squamous cell carcinoma.