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Table 5 Exposure to wood dust by cases with squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas

From: K-rasmutations in sinonasal cancers in relation to wood dust exposure

Histology

Wood dust Yes/no

OR1 (95%CI)

OR2 (95%CI)

OR3 (95%CI)

Squamous cell carcinomas

7/102

1

1

1

Adenocarcinomas

33/25

19.2 (7.6–48.5)

21.0 (8.0–55.0)

46.9 (7.7–328)

  1. 1) Unadjusted
  2. 2) adjusted for age
  3. 3) adjusted for age, formaldehyde and tobacco smoking, but data limited to the subgroup of patients (n = 82) for which an interview was completed and information on tobacco smoking and formaldehyde was present (squamous cell: wood dust exposed = 6, not exposed = 41; adenocarcinomas: exposed = 29, not exposed = 6)
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BMC Cancer

ISSN: 1471-2407

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