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Table 6 Associations of childhood and adulthood farming residences and occupations with PD.

From: Pesticide exposure and risk of Parkinson's disease: A family-based case-control study

 

% Exposed*

   
 

Cases, n = 319

Controls, n = 296

p for trend (GEE model 1)**

OR and 95% CI (GEE model 2)**

History of farming

     

   Ever

50.8

47.0

 

1.11

0.80–1.54

   Never

47.6

51.4

 

1.00

Referent

Duration (years)

  

0.38

  

   >26

17.9

15.2

 

1.25

0.80–1.96

   16–26

16.9

16.2

 

1.14

0.73–1.78

   <16

16.0

15.2

 

1.07

0.64–1.77

   Never

47.6

51.4

 

1.00

Referent

  1. *Column totals may not sum to 100 due to rounding or missing data.
  2. **GEE model adjusted for AAE, sex, cigarette smoking, and caffeine consumption.
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