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Table 4 Post-Hoc analysis on most frequent1 subgroups in the “other cancer” category

From: Parental occupational exposure to pesticides and risk of childhood cancer in Switzerland: a census-based cohort study

  

Paternal exposure

Maternal exposure

Outcome

Likelihood of Exposure

Cases

Partially adjusted model2

Cases

Partially adjusted model2

  

n

HR [95%CI]

n

HR [95%CI]

Renal tumours

Minimal

47

1

54

1

High

4

1.18 [0.42–3.27]

3

2.19 [0.68–7.05]

Malignant bone tumours

Minimal

105

1

125

1

High

12

1.49 [0.82–2.71]

7

1.95 [0.91–4.18]

Soft tissue and other extraosseous sarcomas

Minimal

99

1

123

1

High

12

1.61 [0.88–2.93]

6

1.79 [0.79–4.1]

Other malignant epithelial neoplasms and malignant melanoma

Minimal

79

1

87

1

High

6

1.01 [0.44–2.32]

2

0.86 [0.21–3.52]

Germ cell tumours, trophoblastic tumours, and neoplasms of gonads

Minimal

45

1

52

1

High

5

1.45 [0.58–3.67]

2

1.43 [0.35–5.91]

  1. HR: Hazard Ratio estimated with a Cox regression; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval
  2. 1Subgroups with sum of cases with minimal and high likelihood of exposure ≥50
  3. 2Model adjusted for sex, birth year and census year at entry