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Table 2 Analysis of the father's most frequent occupations, two years before conception of indexed child.

From: Father's occupational exposure to carcinogenic agents and childhood acute leukemia: a new method to assess exposure (a case-control study)

Occupation

Cases

Controls

 
 

N

%

N

%

Crude OR [95% CI]

Accountant

4

2.1

5

2.6

1.0 Reference

Motor vehicle driver

17

8.8

12

6.2

1.77 [0.39,8.00]

Builder

17

8.8

10

5.2

2.12 [0.46,9.81]

Machinery operator

14

7.3

7

3.6

2.50 [0.51,12.35]

Insurance agent

11

5.7

1

0.5

13.75 [1.20,156.65]

Mechanic

9

4.7

4

2.1

2.81 [0.48,16.43]

Cleaning person

8

4.1

7

3.6

1.42 [0.27,7.51]

Farmer

7

3.6

3

1.6

2.91 [0.44,19.23]

Packer

7

3.6

3

1.6

2.91 [0.44,19.23]

Carpenter

6

3.1

4

2.1

1.87 [0.30,11.63]

  1. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval
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