Table 3 Long-term exposure to PM10 and risk of lung cancer per increment of 10 µg/m3 in year 1990 (A), 2000 (B*), and considering both years together (C) (unconditional logistic regression models adjusted for matching variables, education level, smoking variables, occupational exposure to carcinogens and other factors possibly associated with lung cancer).
From: Past exposure to PM10 and lung cancer risk in the EAGLE case–control study
A | B* | C | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | 2000 | 1990 | 2000 | |||||||
Area | Cases | Controls | OR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI |
Milan | 1,129 | 1,282 | 0.94 | 0.84–1.06 | 1.51 | 0.99–2.31 | 0.87 | 0.76–1.00 | 1.87 | 1.17–3.00 |
Others | 536 | 526 | 0.96 | 0.75–1.24 | 1.17 | 0.76–1.82 | 0.88 | 0.65–1.19 | 1.33 | 0.78–2.27 |
Total | 1,665 | 1,808 | 0.94 | 0.85–1.05 | 1.28 | 0.95–1.72 | 0.89 | 0.87–1.00 | 1.49 | 1.06–2.08 |
