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Table 3 Residential proximity to dioxin emitting facilities and risk of NHL

From: Residential proximity to industrial combustion facilities and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a case–control study

 

Ever lived within 5 kma

Years lived within 5 km

Ever lived within 3 kma

Years lived within 3 km

Facility type

Cases N (%)

Controls N (%)

OR (95% CI)b

Years

Cases

Controls

OR (95% CI )b

Cases N (%)

Controls N (%)

OR (95% CI)b

Years

Cases

Controls

OR (95% CI)b

Any dioxin- emitting facility

374

290

1.0 (0.8-1.2)

0

595

459

1.0

215

170

1.0 (0.8-1.3)

0

754

579

1.0

(39)

(39)

 

1-14

158

110

1.0 (0.8-1.4)

(22)

(23)

 

1-14

112

90

0.9 (0.7- 1.3)

   

15

216

180

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

   

15

103

80

1.1 ( 0.8-1.5)

Medical waste incinerators

312

250

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

0

657

499

1.0

185

154

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

0

784

595

1.0

(39)

(33)

 

1-14

125

96

0.9 (0.7-1.3)

(19)

(21)

 

1-14

93

82

0.8 (0.6-1.2)

   

15

187

154

1.0 (0.7-1.3)

   

15

92

72

1.1 (0.8-1.5)

Coal-fired electric generating facilities

56

45

0.9 (0.6-1.3)

0

913

704

1.0

25

23

0.7 (0.4-1.3)

0

944

726

1.0

(5.8)

(6.0)

 

1-14

24

23

0.7 (0.4-1.2)

(2.6)

(3.1)

 

1-14

13

15

0.6 (0.3-1.2)

   

15

32

22

1.1 (0.6-1.9)

   

15

12

8

1.1 ( 0.4- 2.8)

Sewage sludge incinerators

52

33

1.1 (0.7-1.7)

0

917

716

1.0

19

12

1.1 (0.5-2.3)

0

950

737

1.0

(5.4)

(4.4)

 

1-14

28

15

1.2 (0.6-2.3)

(2.0)

(1.6)

 

1-14

13

4

2.2 (0.7-7.1)

   

15

24

18

1.0 (0.5-1.8)

   

15

6

8

0.5 (0.2-1.5)

Municipal solid waste incinerators

18

28

0.5 (0.3-0.9)

0

951

721

1.0

3

7

0.3 (0.1-1.4)

0

966

742

1.0

(1.9)

(3.7)

 

1-14

14

24

0.4 (0.2-0.8)

(0.3)

(0.9)

 

1-14

2

5

0.3 (0.06-1.8)

   

15

4

4

0.9 (0.2-3.5)

   

15

1

2

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Cement kilns (non-hazardous)

27

13

1.7 (0.8-3.3)

0

942

736

1.0

13

3

3.8 (1.1-14.0)

0

956

746

1.0

(2.8)

(1.7)

 

1-14

14

4

2.6 (0.8-8.1)

(1.3)

(0.4)

 

1-14

6

0

>999

   

15

13

9

1.2 (0.5-3.0)

   

15

7

3

2.1 (0.5-8.7)

Hazardous waste incinerators

14

7

1.4 (0.6-3.6)

0

955

742

1.0

2

2

0.7 (0.1-5.1)

0

967

747

1.0

(1.4)

(0.9)

 

1-14

6

3

1.4 (0.3-5.8)

(0.2)

(0.3)

 

1-14

2

2

0.7 (0.1-5.1)

   

15

8

4

1.4 (0.4-4.8)

   

15

0

0

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  1. a Reference groups: did not live within specified distance in the exposure period.
  2. bAdjusted for age (<35, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, >65 yrs), gender, race (white, black, other/unknown), center (Detroit, Seattle, Iowa, Los Angeles), education (<12, 12–15, >16 years).
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