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Table 3 Estimated OR of uveal melanoma associated with the occupational group of cooks in Northrhine-Westphalia (age 35-74 years)

From: A case-control study: occupational cooking and the risk of uveal melanoma

 

Population control subjects

 

Control subjects, n

Case patients, n

OR (95% CI) *

Northrhine-Westphalia

(n = 344)

(n = 178)

 

Cooks according to ISCO (5-31.20-5-31.90)

 

   No

333

172

1.0

   Yes

10

6

1.4 (0.5-4.0)

   Missing

1

0

 

Male cooks

   

   No

182

92

 

   Yes

3

0

<

Female cooks

   

   No

151

80

1.0

   Yes

7

6

1.9 (0.6-6.1)

   Missing

1

0

 

Cooks and duration of job period (years)

 

   Never

334

172

1.0

   0,5-2

2

1

1.1 (0.1-12.7)

   >2

8

5

1.7 (0.5-5.8)

Cooks according to ISCO (5-31.20-5-31.90) who actually cooked

 

   No

337

174

1.0

   Yes

7

4

1.6 (0.4-6.1)

Male cooks

   No

182

92

 

   Yes

3

0

<

Female cooks

   No

155

82

1.0

   Yes

4

4

3.4 (0.6-19.3)

Cooks and duration of job period (years)

   Never

337

174

1.0

   0,5-2

0

1

<

   >2

7

3

1.1 (0.3-4.8)

  1. *OR - odds ratio; conditional logistic regression with matching factors and 95% CI- 95% confidence interval.
  2. Matching factors for the conditional analysis were age (5-year age groups), sex, and geographic area