Table 3 Associations of childhood and adulthood direct pesticide application with PD in positive history families.
From: Pesticide exposure and risk of Parkinson's disease: A family-based case-control study
% Exposed* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases, n = 91 | Controls, n = 81 | p for trend (GEE model 1)** | OR and 95% CI (GEE model 2)** | ||
History of pesticide use | |||||
Ever | 62.6 | 55.6 | 1.20 | 0.58–2.50 | |
Never | 37.4 | 44.4 | 1.00 | Referent | |
Frequency (days/year) | 0.72 | ||||
>11 | 20.9 | 19.8 | 1.36 | 0.49–3.78 | |
4–11 | 20.9 | 14.8 | 0.96 | 0.34–2.69 | |
<4 | 16.5 | 19.8 | 1.07 | 0.40–2.89 | |
Never | 37.4 | 44.4 | 1.00 | Referent | |
Duration (years) | 0.54 | ||||
>27 | 24.2 | 14.8 | 1.87 | 0.79–4.46 | |
13–27 | 17.6 | 19.8 | 1.03 | 0.39–2.74 | |
<13 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 1.33 | 0.44–4.04 | |
Never | 37.4 | 44.4 | 1.00 | Referent | |
Cumulative exposure (days) | 0.72 | ||||
>242 | 22.0 | 13.6 | 1.21 | 0.44–3.36 | |
60–242 | 17.6 | 19.8 | 0.88 | 0.33–2.34 | |
<60 | 15.4 | 17.3 | 1.34 | 0.44–4.08 | |
Never | 37.4 | 44.4 | 1.00 | Referent | |