TABLE 2

Definite exposure to occupational carcinogens (by task) according to sex

MenWomenp-valueAll
Overall (at least one)20 (35)23 (8)<10−443 (13)
PAH15 (26)15 (5)<10−430 (9)
Asbestos11 (19)11 (4)<10−4#22 (7)
Silica10 (18)5 (2)<10−4#15 (4)
Diesel6 (11)2 (1)<10−4#8 (2)
Chrome5 (9)1 (0)0.001#6 (2)
Paint4 (7)3 (1)0.018#7 (2)
Missing data84250
  • Data are presented as n (%), unless otherwise stated. PAH: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. #: Fisher's exact test, others are Chi-squared tests.