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Table 4 Additional results for the study by Möhner et al. [17] with changed (adapted) categorisation, referred to as Möhner et al. [17] (adapted)

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

OR

95 % CI

Number of persons

Number of cases

     

Lower

Upper

  

Reference

263

0

≤380

1

1

1

29

5

Cat 1

728

380

1024

0.99

0.323

3.031

126

19

Cat 2

1386

1024

1840

1.69

0.53

5.403

126

25

Cat 3

2538

>1840

 

1.2

0.363

3.971

127

19

  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 persons observed and the number of lung cancer deaths per dose category are reported
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