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Table 2 Relative risk (RR) estimates from multilevel Poisson regression models with observation time as offset and controlled for age as cubic term; 1.9 Mio. Persons in 186 postal code districts in Saxony were considered. 95% Wald confidence intervals (CI) are given in brackets; NMSC – non-melanoma skin cancer 

From: Outdoor air pollution, green space, and cancer incidence in Saxony: a semi-individual cohort study

 

Colorectal cancer

Mouth and throat cancer

NMSC

Prostate cancer

Breast cancer

RR (95% CI)

RR (95% CI)

RR (95% CI)

RR (95% CI)

RR (95% CI)

PM10 (per 10 μg/m3)

0.95 (0.87–1.04)

1.53 (1.31–1.78)

1.52 (1.35–1.72)

1.23 (1.08–1.39)

1.19 (1.09–1.31)

 Male sex

1.78 (1.71–1.84)

2.70 (2.48–2.94)

1.61 (1.57–1.64)

/

/

 Alcohol-related disorder

1.50 (1.38–1.63)

9.32 (8.62–10.07)

/

0.98 (0.90–1.07)

1.22 (1.06–1.41)

N02 (per 10 μg/m3)

0.96 (0.92–1.00)

1.10 (1.01–1.19)

1.24 (1.16–1.32)

1.06 (0.99–1.12)

1.07 (1.03–1.12)

 Male sex

1.78 (1.71–1.84)

2.70 (2.48–2.93)

1.61 (1.57–1.64)

/

/

 Alcohol-related disorder

1.50 (1.38–1.63)

9.36 (8.66–10.12)

/

0.99 (0.90–1.08)

1.22 (1.06–1.41)

NDVI (per 10%)

1.03 (0.98–1.07)

0.89 (0.83–0.96)

0.84 (0.79–0.90)

0.95 (0.90–1.01)

0.96 (0.92–0.99)

 Male sex

1.78 (1.71–1.84)

2.70 (2.48–2.93)

1.61 (1.57–1.64)

/

/

 Alcohol-related disorder

1.50 (1.38–1.63)

9.35(8.65–10.11)

/

0.99 (0.90–1.08)

1.22 (1.06–1.41)