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Table 5 Agricultural practices of total LHC cases compared to healthy controls.

From: Pesticide exposure and lymphohaematopoietic cancers: a case-control study in an agricultural region (Larissa, Thessaly, Greece)

Agricultural practice

OR

95% CI

Compliance with product labels

0.85

0.56-1.28

Familiarity with caution signs

1.05

0.66-1.65

Familiarity with first aid help

1.22

0.34-4.26

Vicinity of first aid station

0.75

0.47-1.19

Self application of pesticides

1.14

0.82-1.60

Use of PPE

1.10

0.74-1.63

Use of PPE during preparation

0.72

0.44-1.16

Use of PPE during application

0.86

0.53-1.38

Use of PPE after application

0.62

0.27-1.42

Use of PPE during cleaning of equipment

1.52

0.52-4.42

Use of equipment

1.11

0.80-1.55

Not changing clothes after work

1.51*

1.00-2.29

Accidental poisoning

0.89

0.51-1.86

Expert's advice

0.86

0.56-1.28

Buying excessive quantity of product

1.16

0.79-1.72

Appropriate handling of eluants

5.66

0.33-96.89

Separate storage

0.35

0.92-1.19

No proper ventilation

3.60*

1.77-7.31

Animal breeding

1.23

0.92-1.62

  1. *P value ≤0.05