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Table 3 ORs and 95 % CI by quartiles with reference group: 0 % in the Global Crop Index

From: Agricultural crop exposure and risk of childhood cancer: new findings from a case–control study in Spain

Crop Global Index

1Q (0–2.55]

2Q (2.55–8.91]

3Q (8.91–26.42]

4Q (26.42–100]

Trend PV

Leukemia

1.76 (1.26, 2.48)

2.66 (1.98, 3.56)

2.83 (2.08, 3.85)

2.53 (1.81, 3.51)

0.05

HL

1.07 (0.26, 4.49)

2.78 (1.07, 7.18)

3.21 (1.23, 8.35)

2.74 (0.92, 8.15)

0.05

NHL

2.12 (1.09, 4.11)

2.17 (1.12, 4.23)

3.32 (1.82, 6.04)

5.6 (3.30, 9.50)

0.05

CNS

1.36 (0.90, 2.06)

2.05 (1.44, 2.92)

3.36 (2.46, 4.59)

3.65 (2.66, 5.01)

0.05

Neuroblastoma

1.84 (1.09, 3.12)

1.99 (1.19, 3.32)

3.92 (2.55, 6.01)

3.56 (2.24, 5.64)

0.05

Retinoblastoma

1.52 (0.65, 3.53)

0.25 (0.03, 1.84)

1.46 (0.58, 3.68)

1.41 (0.54, 3.68)

 

Renal tumors

1.72 (0.86, 3.44)

1.82 (0.91, 3.65)

3.43 (1.93, 6.13)

3.24 (1.71, 6.17)

0.05

Hepatic tumors

 

1.79 (0.41, 7.78)

8.24 (3.48, 19.47)

3.93 (1.22, 12.61)

0.05

Malignant bone tumors

1.05 (0.33, 3.38)

1.11 (0.34, 3.59)

3.57 (1.67, 7.66)

4.91 (2.36, 10.22)

0.05

Sarcomas

1.44 (0.66, 3.14)

1.68 (0.80, 3.50)

2.68 (1.41, 5.12)

3.88 (2.15, 6.99)

0.05

Germ cell tumors

2.01 (0.79, 5.10)

3.24 (1.51, 6.97)

2.78 (1.16, 6.61)

4.72 (2.23, 9.96)

0.05

Irrigated

1Q (0–2.23]

2Q (2.23–7.00]

3Q (7.00–19.10]

4Q (19.10–100]

Trend PV

Leukemia

1.7 (1.13, 2.58)

3.10 (2.19, 4.42)

1.90 (1.24, 2.94)

2.13 (1.39, 3.30)

0.05

HL

0.82 (0.12, 5.95)

2.03 (0.50, 8.41)

 

3.57 (1.09, 12.04)

 

NHL

1.59 (0.65, 3.92)

2.33 (1.03, 5.34)

3.9 (1.03, 7.57)

3.4 (1.62, 7.24)

0.05

CNS

1.02 (0.58, 1.83)

2.29 (1.48, 3.57)

2.19 (1.40, 3.45)

3.70(2.53, 5.46)

0.05

Neuroblastoma

1.45 (0.72, 2.98)

3.12 (1.79, 5.45)

2.74 (1.51, 5.04)

3.15 (1.74, 5.77)

0.05

Retinoblastoma

2.38 (0.97, 5.94)

0.58 (0.08, 4.21)

1.18 (0.29, 4.84)

2.60 (0.93, 7.39)

 

Renal tumors

1.48 (0.61, 3.65)

0.72 (0.18, 2.94)

1.52 (0.57, 4.15)

3.66 (1.75, 7.76)

0.05

Hepatic tumors

 

1.74 (0.24, 12.89)

6.71 (2.33, 19.70)

7.14 (2.35, 22.22)

0.05

Malignant bone tumors

2.32 (0.86, 6.42)

3.58 (1.45, 8.99)

1.46 (0.37,6.04)

3.5 (1.25,9.99)

0.05

Sarcomas

2.08 (0.92,4.77)

2.11 (0.87,5.23)

3.37 (1.64,7.02)

3.63 (1.72,7.76)

0.05

Germ cell tumors

0.62 (0.09,4.51)

3.81 (1.54,9.60)

4.49 (1.94,10.58)

4.08 (1.59,10.65)

0.05

Heterogeneous

1Q (0–2.23]

2Q (2.23–6.52]

3Q (6.52–18.38]

4Q (18.38–100]

Trend PV

Leukemia

1.31 (0.79,2.20)

1.89 (1.21,2.95)

2.94 (1.98,4.37)

1.94 (1.23,3.06)

0.05

HL

 

3.11 (0.95,10.20)

1.2 (0.16,8.88)

2.25 (0.52,9.61)

 

NHL

1.53 (0.56,4.18)

1.95 (0.79,4.84)

1.35 (0.42,4.32)

4.52 (2.34,8.74)

0.05

CNS

1.43 (0.83, 2.48)

1.91 (1.17, 3.11)

2.79 (1.79, 4.36)

1.86 (1.11, 3.10)

0.05

Neuroblastoma

0.83 (0.31, 2.26)

1.73 (0.84, 3.57)

3.48 (1.97, 6.18)

2.47 (1.30, 4.69)

0.05

Retinoblastoma

0.55 (0.08, 3.98)

0.56 (0.08, 4.07)

0.64 (0.09, 4.70)

1.75 (0.53, 5.71)

 

Renal tumors

0.41 (0.06, 2.95)

2.63 (1.14, 6.08)

4.77 (2.36, 9.65)

3.03 (1.29, 7.09)

0.05

Hepatic tumors

 

1.38 (0.18, 10.27)

1.49 (0.20, 11.23)

2.54 (0.57, 11.36)

 

Malignant bone tumors

 

2.28 (0.71, 7.38)

3.6 (1.28, 10.14)

3.4 (1.19, 9.69)

0.05

Sarcomas

0.76 (0.19, 3.11)

1.59 (0.58, 4.36)

1.79 (0.65, 4.97)

2.40 (1.02, 5.64)

0.05

Germ cell tumors

1.31 (0.32, 5.42)

 

2.95 (1.05, 8.31)

1.97 (0.60, 6.49)

 

Fruits

1Q (0–1.91]

2Q (1.91–6.36]

3Q (6.36–19.42]

4Q (19.42–100]

Trend PV

Leukemia

1.96 (0.38, 2.34)

2.23 (0.41, 2.15)

5.78 (0.46, 2.43)

2.98 (0.83, 3.32)

 

NHL

3.92 (1.41, 10.89)

4.11 (1.64, 10.31)

4.64 (1.84, 11.70)

4.00 (1.41, 11.34)

0.05

CNS

1.28 (0.50, 3.05)

1.85 (0.93, 3.68)

2.55 (1.36, 4.80)

2.94 (1.59, 5.43)

0.05

Neuroblastoma

2.36 (0.95, 5.85)

1.59 (0.57, 4.27)

1.79 (0.65, 4.92)

3.74 (1.76, 7.92)

0.05

Malignant bone tumors

3.59 (0.86, 14.96)

2.99 (0.72, 12.47)

 

6.12 (1.82, 20.63)

 

Germ cell tumors

1.78 (0.24, 13.01)

3.02 (0.72, 12.63)

1.6 (0.22, 11.79)

3.32 (0.77, 14.21)

 

Vineyards

1Q (0–2.23]

2Q (2.23–8.28]

3Q (8.28–22.60]

4Q (22.60–100]

Trend PV

Leukemia

0.74 (0.18, 3.03)

2.08 (0.95, 4.55)

2.96 (1.33, 6.57)

0.98 (0.30, 3.13)

0.05

SNC

0.93 (0.28, 3.83)

1.12 (0.35, 3.57)

3.7 (1.66, 8.23)

2.46 (1.05, 5.72)

0.05

Neuroblastoma

1.81 (0.44, 7.46)

1.46 (0.35, 5.99)

3.06 (0.94, 9.94)

1.59 (0.38, 6.56)

 

Germ cell tumors

6.49 (1.54, 27.39)

2.55 (0.35, 18.77)

3.61 (0.49, 26.69)

2.73 (0.37, 20.22)

 

Olives

1Q (0–1.23]

2Q (1.23–5.73]

3Q (5.73–12.73]

4Q (12.73–100]

Trend PV

Leukemia

 

1.97 (0.46, 8.43)

2.85 (0.84, 9.63)

1.76 (0.41, 7.49)

 

LNH

  

4.24 (0.56, 32.33)

3.94 (0.52, 29.93)

 

SNC

1.66 (0.22, 12.63)

2.53 (0.60, 10.87)

2.43 (0.56, 10.47)

3.34 (0.99, 11.24)

0.05

Neuroblastoma

3.32 (0.43, 25.39)

 

2.37 (0.31, 17.92)

2.14 (0.28, 16.05)

 
  1. By diagnostic group and type of crop. The last column is the trend p value (Trend PV). ORs statistically significant are in italics. Results for the North Regions