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Table 2 Results from Garshick et al. [3] without adjustment for duration of exposure, referred to as Garshick et al. [3] (modified)

From: Diesel engine exhaust and lung cancer risks – evaluation of the meta-analysis by Vermeulen et al. 2014

Exposure category

Average dose

Lower dose

Upper dose

RR

95 % CI

Person years

Number of cases

     

Lower

Upper

  

Reference

15.5

0.0

<30.9

1.00

1.00

1.00

105513

122

Cat 1

51.3

30.9

71.7

1.18

0.92

1.52

104909

191

Cat 2

111.0

71.7

150.3

1.17

0.88

1.55

102496

202

Cat 3

250.5

≥150.3

 

1.19

0.86

1.63

87397

226

  1. Dose refers to the cumulative exposure to DEE in μg/m3-years. For every category (Reference, Cat 1, Cat 2, Cat 3), averages and the lower and upper limits of the dose are specified. Odds ratio OR with 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI) and the number of person years and the number of observed lung cancer deaths per dose category are reported
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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

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