From: Risk factors for nasal malignancies in German men: the South-German Nasal cancer study
Risk factor | Educational attainment | ||
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Elementary school | Secondary school | College | |
Smoking* | 1.066 (1.053–1.80) | 1.050 (1.026–1.075) | 1.030 (0.994–1.068) |
Use of nasal snuff* | 1.008 (1.0–1.018) | 0.84 (0.17–4.08) | 0.985 (0.948–1.023) |
Exposure to asbestos* | 1.023 (1.002–1.044) | 1.017 (0.959–1.078) | 0.867 (0.648–1.161) |
Exposure to hardwood dust* | 1.040 (1.021–1.059) | 1.004 (0.875–1.153) | 0.955 (0.738–1.235) |
Exposure to solvents* | 1.017 (1.005–1.029) | 1.00 (0.962–1.04) | 1.042 (0.994–1.068) |
Domestic use of insecticides (ever) | 1.21 (0.77–1.90) | 1.61 (0.66–3.91) | 3.86 (1.53–9.70) |
Use of nasal lavage/nasal sprays* | 1.003 (0.968–1.039) | 1.052 (0.990–1.117) | 0.968 (0.882–1.062) |