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Table 2 Adjusted ORs for Parkinson's disease in relation to occupational groups

From: Occupational risk factors for Parkinson's disease: a case-control study in Japan

Category

n (%)

Adjusted ORs*

95% CI

 

Cases, n = 249

Controls, n = 369

  

Professional or technical

20 (8.0)

45 (12.2)

0.59

0.32-1.06

Manager or official

36 (14.5)

47 (12.7)

1.20

0.69-2.06

Clerical or related occupation

63 (25.3)

76 (20.6)

1.36

0.91-2.04

Sales

19 (7.6)

36 (9.8)

0.87

0.47-1.56

Service

12 (4.8)

22 (6.0)

0.80

0.37-1.67

Protective service

4 (1.6)

3 (0.8)

2.73

0.56-14.86

Farming, fishing, or forestry

11 (4.4)

16 (4.3)

0.95

0.41-2.15

Transport or communications

10 (4.0)

9 (2.4)

1.74

0.65-4.74

Production

39 (15.7)

48 (13.0)

1.11

0.68-1.81

Materials handling

0

2 (0.5)

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Construction or extraction

14 (5.6)

21 (5.7)

1.25

0.59-2.60

  1. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.
  2. *Adjusted for gender, age, region of residence, educational level, and pack-years of smoking/