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TABLE S.8(c) Case-Control Studies of Lung Cancer among Workers in the Printing industry

Reference, No. of exposed Odds
country Type of controls Exposure Sex cases/controls ratio 95% Ci Comments

Coggon et al. 30 Deaths from other Printing inks M 28/36 1.6 0.9-2.7 job exposure matrix
(1984) causes Printing inks (high exposure) M 9/9 2.0 0.8-5.0 applied to occupa-
United Kingdom tions recorded on
death certificates; age
<40 years, cases and
controls
Schoenberg et al. 31 Population-based Printing workers > 10 years M 20/11 2.5 1.0-6.1 Adjusted for smoking
USA M 7/1 8.4 NG (p.20.05, crude)
Printing industry M 37/31 1.3 0.8-2.3 Adjusted for smoking
Benhamou et al. J2 Hospital-based, non- Printers and related M 32/51 1.2 0.7-1.9 Matched for sex, age at
France tobacco related workers diagnosis, hospital,
diseases interviewer; adjusted
for smoking
Hoar Zahm et al. 33 Selected cancer sites Printing occupations M 21/41 1.1 0.6-1.9 Adjusted for age, smoking
USA 7/[4] 1.8 0.7-4.2 Occupations unknown
(adenocarci- for about half of cases
noma) and controls
SiemiatyckP 4 Hospital-based, Printing and publishing M 35/NG 2.0 [1.2-3.5] Smoking-adjusted
(1991) other cancers industry
(Canada) Printers M 26/NG 2.1 fl. 1-4.1] Smoking-adj usted
Printers (>10 years) M 13/NG 1.7 [0.7-4.1] Smoking-adjusted
Printing process workers M 15/NG 3.1 [1.1-8.7] Smoking-adj usted
M 6/NG 7.0 [1.8-27.9] Smoking-adjusted
(adenocarci-
Inks (any) M noma) 1.6 [1.0-2.7] Smoking-adjusted
Inks (substantial) M 37/NG 1.5 [0.7-3.1] Smoking-adjusted
18/NG