comparison with all control subjects | |||||||||
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risk factor | n total | mean (SD) or % | crude estimate | age and sex adjusted estimate | age, sex and education adjusted estimate | ||||
cases n = 69 | controls n = 224 | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | ||
medical profession | 290 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 0.95 (0.30–2.98) | 0.927 | 1.21 (0.36–4.09) | 0.764 | 1.49 (0.43–5.15) | 0.533 |
animal laboratory | 290 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 5.18 (0.82–31.65) | 0.075 | 5.32 (0.86–33.00) | 0.073 | 9.55 (1.41–64.49) | 0.021 |
pharmaceutical laboratory | 290 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.36 (0.21–54.51) | 0.393 | 3.45 (0.21–56.29) | 0.385 | 3.39 (0.21–55.20) | 0.390 |
research laboratory | 290 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.66 (0.08–5.75) | 0.707 | 0.62 (0.07–5.40) | 0.662 | 0.68 (0.08–5.99) | 0.730 |
work with animals (animal care, veterinarian) | 290 | 14.9 | 8.1 | 2.00 (0.87–4.57) | 0.101 | 2.06 (0.89–4.80) | 0.092 | 1.45 (0.59–3.55) | 0.419 |
work in meat industry | 290 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 0.83 (0.17–4.00) | 0.813 | 0.83 (0.17–4.05) | 0.816 | 0.67 (0.13–3.33) | 0.622 |
work in catering industry | 290 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 2.77 (0.72–10.61) | 0.138 | 3.07 (0.78–12.05) | 0.108 | 2.81 (0.70–11.27) | 0.144 |
work with animal products (e.g. leather) | 290 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.44 (0.36–5.75) | 0.600 | 1.43 (0.36–5.74) | 0.616 | 1.45 (0.35–5.96) | 0.610 |
farm work or stay (for > 1 week) | 289 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 0.71 (0.30–1.69) | 0.436 | 0.70 (0.29–1.68) | 0.431 | 0.62 (0.25–1.50) | 0.287 |
work with hoof or horn | 288 | 15.4 | 13.0 | 1.22 (0.56–2.65) | 0.622 | 1.23 (0.56–2.69) | 0.604 | 1.12 (0.49–2.53) | 0.794 |
work with bonemeal | 287 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 0.72 (0.23–2.18) | 0.557 | 0.67 (0.22–2.06) | 0.484 | 0.75 (0.24–2.33) | 0.617 |
work with dried blood | 289 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 0.84 (0.17–4.05) | 0.828 | 0.79 (0.16–3.85) | 0.770 | 0.75 (0.15–3.83) | 0.733 |
work with fertiliser | 289 | 24.2 | 22.0 | 1.14 (0.60–2.17) | 0.698 | 1.15 (0.60–2.20) | 0.677 | 1.14 (0.59–2.22) | 0.692 |
pet cat | 289 | 31.8 | 46.2 | 0.54 (0.30–0.97) | 0.040 | 0.55 (0.31–0.99) | 0.046 | 0.57 (0.32–1.04) | 0.067 |
pet dog | 289 | 39.4 | 30.5 | 1.48 (0.84–2.62) | 0.177 | 1.48 (0.84–2.62) | 0.179 | 1.52 (0.85–2.72) | 0.161 |
pet rodent | 288 | 16.9 | 36.8 | 0.35 (0.17–0.71) | 0.003 | 0.32 (0.16–0.66) | 0.002 | 0.32 (0.16–0.66) | 0.002 |