Table 5 |
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Quartiles of odds ratios1 of risk for rectal cancer for total daily ingestion (ug/day) from tap water of bromoform from tap water in Monroe County, New York State |
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Bromoform Quartile (ug/day) |
OR (95%CI) |
β |
p value |
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1 (Low) (0.90–0.64) |
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2 (0.65–0.97) |
1.42 (0.73–2.74) |
0.35 |
0.42 |
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3 (0.98–1.68) |
1.63 (0.85–2.69) |
0.49 |
0.10 |
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4 (High)(1.69–15.43) |
2.32 (1.22–4.39) |
0.84 |
0.01 |
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1: abbreviations are as follows: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval 2: exposure determined from consumption of tap water and estimated levels of bromoform (ug/l) 3: Results adjusted for covariates listed in Table 3 4: p-value for linear trend: 0.002 |
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Bove et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2007 6:18 doi:10.1186/1476-072X-6-18 |
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