Table 1 General abstract form of the studies included in the meta-analysis
From: Occupational exposure and sinonasal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Reference [N] | Study type | Population and location | Cases/ observed (N) | Controls/ expected (N) | Year of diagnosis | Type of exposure | Type of exposure assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pippard EC, Acheson ED 1985 [13] | cohort | 5017 (3434 dead); UK, England (National Health Service Central Register) | 10 | 1.87 | up to 1982 | Shoe Manufacturing | census records |
Brinton LA et al 1985 [25] | case-control | USA (North Carolina, Virginia) | 160 | 290 | 1970-1980 | Textile/Clothing Industries | telephone interview |
Hayes RB et al 1986 [32] | case-control | The Netherlands | 91 | 195 | 1978-1981 | Formaldehyde | interview |
Olsen JH, Asnaes S 1986 [33] | case-control | Denmark (Danish Cancer Registry) | 466 | 2465 | 1970-1982 | Formaldehyde | record linkage |
Hayes RB et al 1986 [51] | case-control | The Netherlands | 116 | 259 | 1978-1981 | Wood-related occupations | interview |
Merler E et al 1986 [18] | case-control | Italy (Lombardy) | 20 | 39 | 1968-1982 | Leather dust | interview |
Vaughan TL et al 1986 [34] | case-control | USA (western Washington state) | 53 | 552 | 1979-1983 | Formaldehyde | telephone/next-of-skin interview |
Fukuda K et al 1987 [53] | case-control | Japan (Hokkaido Island) | 106 | 212 | 1982-1984 | Carpentry/Joinery/Furniture/ Woodworking | mail questionnaire |
Roush GC et al 1987 [35] | case-control | USA (Connecticut) | 198 | 605 | 1935-1975 | Formaldehyde | clinical records/death certificates |
Sorahan T et al 1988 [69] | cohort | 2689 (1288Â M, 1401Â F); UK (Office of Population Censuses and Surveys - OPCS) | 3 | 0.3 | 1946-1983 | Nickel/Chrome | census records |
Davies JM et al 1991 [70] | cohort | 2298; UK (Office of Population Censuses and Surveys; Scottish General Register Office) | 4 | 0.6 | 1950-1988 | Chromate Production | census records |
Luce D et al 1992 [30] | case-control | France | 207 | 323 | 1986-1988 | Farming/Textile/Leather/ Woodworking/Construction | interview |
Comba P et al 1992 [16] | case-control | Italy (provinces of Verona, Vicenza and Siena) | 78 | 254 | 1982-1987 | Farming/Textile/Leather/ Woodworking/Construction | interview/mail questionnaire |
Comba P et al 1992 [17] | case-control | Italy (province of Brescia) | 35 | 102 | 1980-1989 | Farming/Textile/Woodworking/Mining/ Construction | telephone interview |
Magnani C et al 1993 [28] | case-control | Italy (Biella) | 33 | 131 | 1976-1988 | Woolen textile manufacturing industry | questionnaire |
Andersen A et al 1996 [66] | cohort | 379 + 4385; Norway (Norwegian Cancer Registry) | 32 | 1.8 | 1953-1993 | soluble Nickel compounds | exposure matrix |
Fu H et al 1996 [57] | cohort | 4215 Italian, 2008 English; Italy (Florence); England (Rushden, Stafford, Street) | 12 (English) 1 (Italian) | 0.02 (English) 0.001 (Italian) | 1950-1991 | Shoe Manufacturing | job title information |
Teschke K et al 1997 [72] | case-control | Canada (British Columbia Cancer Agency) | 48 | 159 | 1990-1992 | Farming/Textile/Paper/Leather/Forestry/ Woodworking/Construction | in person/telephone interview |
Järup L et al 1998 [67] | cohort | 869; Sweden (Swedish cause of death registry, Swedish cancer registry) | 3 | 0.36 | 1940-1998 | Cadmium/Nickel | job exposure matrix |
Anttila A et al 1998 [68] | cohort | 1388 (1339Â M, 49Â F); Finland (Finnish Cancer Registry) | 2 | 0.2 | 1945-1985 | Nickel Refinery | company's employment records |
Innos K et al 2000 [22] | cohort | 6786 (3723Â M, 3063Â F); Estonia | 3 | 1.6 | 1968-1995 | Wood dust | company's employment records |
Zhu K et al 2002 [10] | case-control | USA (cancer registries) | 70 | 1910 | 1984-1988 | Pesticide/Chlorophenols/ Chromium compounds | telephone/next-of-skin interview |
Coggon D et al 2003 [36] | cohort | 14014; British chemical factories | 2 | 2.3 | 2000 | Formaldehyde | company's employment records |
Hemelt M et al 2004 [21] | cohort | 921 (739Â M, 182Â F); Swedish Family-Cancer Database | 87 | 45 | 1961-2000; 1970-2000 | Woodworkers | census records |
d'Errico A et al 2009 [56] | case-control | Italy (Piedmont SNC Registry) | 113 | 336 | 1996-2000 | Wood/Leather/Organic solvents/Welding fumes/Arsenic | questionnaire |
Mayr SI et al 2010 [74] | case-control | Germany (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg) | 58 | 85 | 1973-2007 | Wood/Formaldehyde | interview |
Greiser EM et al 2012 [20] | case-control | Germany (Bavaria clinical tumour registries, Baden-Wurttemberg hospitals) | 427 | 2401 | Starting 1990 | Nasal stuff, smoking, hardwood dust, asbestos, organic solvents | questionnaire |
Siew SS et al 2012 [23] | cohort | 1.2 million men (Finnish Cancer Registry) | 32; 17 | 20; 15 | 1971-1995 | Wood dust/Formaldehyde | census records |