Odds ratios for occupational and environmental exposure and cytogenetic classification
| Chemical Exposure* . | Cytogenetic Classification . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (n = 139) . | Abnormal (n = 75) . | Not Known (n = 186) . | Ratio Abnormal/Normal . | |
| Metals | ||||
| Aluminium | 1.0 (0.2-5.4) | 0.7 (0.0-5.8) | 0.6 (0.2-2.2) | 0.7 (0.1-5.9) |
| Chromium | 0.7 (0.0-5.8) | 0 | α | — |
| Copper | 0.8 (0.3-1.9) | 5.0 (1.1-46.8) | 2.5 (1.1-6.6) | 6.5 (1.8-17.4) |
| Nickel | 1.2 (0.3-4.2) | 4.0 (0.4-195.1) | 2.5 (0.7-10.9) | 3.4 (0.7-13.5) |
| Steel | 1.2 (0.5-2.8) | 2.7 (0.6-15.6) | 0.9 (0.4-2.0) | 2.3 (0.8-5.8) |
| Tin | 2.0 (0.1-118.0) | 4.0 (0.4-195.1) | 1.0 (0.2-4.3) | 2.0 (0.3-23.3) |
| Semimetals | ||||
| Arsenic | 0.3 (0.1-1.0) | 3.0 (0.2-157.7) | 1.7 (0.1-5.8) | 11.0 (1.5-82.2) |
| Thallium | ∞ | ∞ | 0 | — |
| Dusts | ||||
| Asbestos | 0.8 (0.2-3.7) | 2.0 (0.4-12.4) | 1.7 (0.8-5.1) | 2.5 (0.6-12.0) |
| Silica | 0.1 (0.0-0.5) | 1.0 (0.2-5.4) | 2.1 (1.0-5.0) | 14.0 (1.4-683) |
| Formica | 0.8 (0.1-4.4) | 2.0 (0.1-118.1) | 2.5 (0.4-26.3) | 2.7 (0.2-23.3) |
| Chemical Exposure* . | Cytogenetic Classification . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (n = 139) . | Abnormal (n = 75) . | Not Known (n = 186) . | Ratio Abnormal/Normal . | |
| Metals | ||||
| Aluminium | 1.0 (0.2-5.4) | 0.7 (0.0-5.8) | 0.6 (0.2-2.2) | 0.7 (0.1-5.9) |
| Chromium | 0.7 (0.0-5.8) | 0 | α | — |
| Copper | 0.8 (0.3-1.9) | 5.0 (1.1-46.8) | 2.5 (1.1-6.6) | 6.5 (1.8-17.4) |
| Nickel | 1.2 (0.3-4.2) | 4.0 (0.4-195.1) | 2.5 (0.7-10.9) | 3.4 (0.7-13.5) |
| Steel | 1.2 (0.5-2.8) | 2.7 (0.6-15.6) | 0.9 (0.4-2.0) | 2.3 (0.8-5.8) |
| Tin | 2.0 (0.1-118.0) | 4.0 (0.4-195.1) | 1.0 (0.2-4.3) | 2.0 (0.3-23.3) |
| Semimetals | ||||
| Arsenic | 0.3 (0.1-1.0) | 3.0 (0.2-157.7) | 1.7 (0.1-5.8) | 11.0 (1.5-82.2) |
| Thallium | ∞ | ∞ | 0 | — |
| Dusts | ||||
| Asbestos | 0.8 (0.2-3.7) | 2.0 (0.4-12.4) | 1.7 (0.8-5.1) | 2.5 (0.6-12.0) |
| Silica | 0.1 (0.0-0.5) | 1.0 (0.2-5.4) | 2.1 (1.0-5.0) | 14.0 (1.4-683) |
| Formica | 0.8 (0.1-4.4) | 2.0 (0.1-118.1) | 2.5 (0.4-26.3) | 2.7 (0.2-23.3) |
Exposure ≥50 hours and ≥ moderate intensity.