Tables
- TABLE 1
Risk of respiratory symptoms in 2013, all study subjects, and regressed on joint and separate effects of occupational dust exposure and daily smoking
Exposure All men# Daily smokers¶
OR (95% CI)Nonsmokers¶
OR (95% CI)Mineral dust Yes 2.3 (1.6–3.2) 7.2 (4.1–12.4) 2.4 (1.6–3.8) No 1.0 3.5 (2.4–5.1) 1.0 Metal dust/fumes Yes 1.9 (1.3–2.7) 7.0 (4.0–12.1) 1.7 (1.0–2.7) No 1.0 3.3 (2.2–4.8) 1.0 Organic dust Yes 2.2 (1.6–3.1) 7.4 (4.3–12.9) 2.3 (1.5–3.4) No 1.0 3.5 (2.4–5.2) 1.0 Any dust Yes 2.1 (1.6–2.8) 7.2 (4.6–11.3) 1.9 (1.3–2.8) No 1.0 3.0 (1.9–4.8) 1.0 #: adjusted for age and smoking; ¶: adjusted for age.
Vol 4 Issue 2
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Interaction of smoking with respiratory effects of occupational dust exposure: a prospective population study among Norwegian men
