Table 3 OR of lung cancer and 95% confidence intervals by occupational exposure to the individual specific or group of agentsa

From: Silica dust, diesel exhaust, and painting work are the significant occupational risk factors for lung cancer in nonsmoking Chinese men

 

Referents ( n =536)

Lung cancer cases ( n =132)

Adenocarcinoma ( n =89)

Occupational exposures

n (%)

n (%)

Adjusted OR 1 b

Adjusted OR 2 c

n (%)

Adjusted OR 1 b

Adjusted OR 2 c

Asbestos dust

23 (4.3)

4 (3.0)

0.77 (0.23, 2.55)

0.99 (0.30, 3.32)

3 (3.4)

0.98 (0.27, 3.57)

1.23 (0.33, 4.58)

Silica dust

20 (3.7)

10 (7.6)

2.58 (1.11, 6.01)

3.09 (1.30, 7.37)

7 (7.9)

2.91 (1.10, 7.68)

3.41 (1.26, 9.25)

General painting work not involving spray

25 (4.7)

12 (9.1)

2.36 (1.04, 5.37)

2.79 (1.20, 6.48)

7 (7.9)

2.07 (0.79, 5.47)

2.48 (0.92, 6.70)

Spray painting work

20 (3.7)

11 (8.3)

2.81 (1.14, 6.93)

3.29 (1.31, 8.23)

7 (7.9)

2.62 (0.91, 7.56)

3.03 (1.03, 8.92)

Welding fume

18 (3.4)

9 (6.8)

1.81 (0.73, 4.49)

2.24 (0.88, 5.69)

6 (6.7)

1.72 (0.59, 5.00)

2.11 (0.71, 6.29)

Emissions from plastic heating or melting

3 (0.6)

2 (1.5)

3.47 (0.42, 28.85)

4.49 (0.54, 37.69)

1 (1.1)

2.99 (0.22, 40.39)

3.61 (0.27, 49.05)

Chromium

5 (0.9)

1 (0.8)

1.38 (0.14, 13.83)

1.72 (0.17, 17.38)

1 (1.1)

1.64 (0.15, 17.78)

2.09 (0.19, 22.70)

Pesticide users

8 (1.5)

3 (2.3)

1.07 (0.20, 5.73)

1.32 (0.25, 7.13)

3 (3.4)

1.14 (0.21, 6.25)

1.45 (0.26, 8.05)

Diesel exhaust

13 (2.4)

6 (4.5)

3.47 (1.08, 11.14)

4.17 (1.28, 13.53)

3 (3.4)

1.92 (0.44, 8.39)

2.38 (0.54, 10.60)

Gasoline exhaust

16 (3.0)

7 (5.3)

1.21 (0.42, 3.56)

1.52 (0.51, 4.53)

4 (4.5)

1.05 (0.26, 4.20)

1.29 (0.32, 5.27)

Cooking fume

23 (4.3)

6 (4.5)

0.77 (0.27, 2.25)

0.98 (0.33, 2.91)

4 (4.5)

0.95 (0.29, 3.10)

1.18 (0.36, 3.94)

Rubber handling

6 (1.1)

2 (1.5)

1.47 (0.27, 8.05)

1.82 (0.33, 10.11)

1 (1.1)

0.76 (0.08, 7.19)

0.99 (0.10, 9.49)

Organic solvent

84 (15.7)

22 (16.7)

0.96 (0.54, 1.73)

1.24 (0.67, 2.29)

13 (14.6)

0.85 (0.42, 1.73)

1.10 (0.52, 2.30)

Wood dust

7 (1.3)

2 (1.5)

1.41 (0.26, 7.59)

1.79 (0.33, 9.75)

2 (2.2)

2.16 (0.39, 11.98)

2.68 (0.48, 15.03)

Textile dust

56 (10.4)

12 (9.1)

0.56 (0.26, 1.19)

0.76 (0.34, 1.66)

9 (10.1)

0.56 (0.23, 1.35)

0.75 (0.30, 1.87)

Man-made mineral fibre

3 (0.6)

2 (1.5)

4.63 (0.71, 30.02)

5.74 (0.87, 37.71)

1 (1.1)

3.10 (0.30, 32.46)

3.85 (0.37, 40.66)

  1. Abbreviation: OR=odds ratio.
  2. aModels were adjusted for age, place of birth, education level, residential radon exposure, past history of lung diseases, any cancer in first-degree relatives, and intake of meat.
  3. bThe reference group consists of never exposed to the specific agent.
  4. cThe reference group consists of never exposed to any of the confirmed or suspected human carcinogens in the list. Bold values indicate P<0.05.
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