Occupation and malignant lymphoma: a population based case control study in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To identify occupations suspected to be associated with malignant lymphoma and to generate new hypotheses about occupational risks in a multicentre, population based case control study.

Methods

Male and female patients with malignant lymphoma (n = 710) aged 18-80 years of age were prospectively recruited in six study regions in Germany. For each newly recruited lymphoma case, a sex, region, and age matched control was drawn from the population registers. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for major occupations and industries were calculated using conditional logistic regression analysis, adjusted for smoking (in pack-years) and alcohol consumption. Patients with specific lymphoma subentities were additionally compared with the entire control group using unconditio

SUBMITTER: Mester B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2078033 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature