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Reference |
Study Population |
Exposed Cases |
Estimated Relative Risk (95% CI) |
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Other Organic Solvents |
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Cohort Studies—Mortality |
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Boice et al., 1999 |
Aircraft-manufacturing workers in California |
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Tetrachloroethylene, routine exposure |
1 |
0.40 (0.01–2.25) |
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Routine or intermittent exposure |
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<1 year of exposure |
1 |
0.46 (0.06–3.48) |
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1–4 years of exposure |
4 |
1.13 (0.38–3.35) |
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≥5 years of exposure |
1 |
0.24 (0.03–1.84) |
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Blair et al., 1998 |
Aircraft-maintenance workers in Utah |
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Stoddard solvent |
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Males |
96 |
1.0 (0.3–3.2) |
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Females |
3 |
1.6 (0.3–8.2) |
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Isopropyl alcohol (males) |
4 |
1.5 (0.4–6.4) |
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Trichloroethane (females) |
2 |
13.2 (2.2–80.4) |
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Acetone |
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Males |
4 |
1.6 (0.4–6.7) |
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Females |
2 |
3.8 (0.6–23.8) |
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Toluene |
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Males |
2 |
0.9 (0.2–4.8) |
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Females |
4 |
5.0 (1.1–23.1) |
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Methyl ethyl ketone |
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Males |
1 |
0.4 (0.1–4.0) |
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Females |
3 |
4.6 (0.9–23.2) |
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Methylene chloride (males) |
5 |
3.4 (0.9–13.2) |
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Unspecified Mixtures of Organic Solvents |
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Cohort Studies—Incidence |
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Lundberg and Milatou-Smith, 1998 |
Male Swedish paint-industry workers, ever employed |
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Incidence |
4 |
3.2 (0.9–8.3) |
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Berlin et al., 1995 |
Swedish workers occupationally exposed to solvents |
3 |
2.0 (0.4–5.7) |
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Lynge et al., 1995 |
Printing-industry workers in Denmark |
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Bookbinders, ever employed |
1 |
1.27 (0.02–7.04) |
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Typographer (printing establishment), ever employed |
4 |
1.14 (0.31–2.93) |
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Cohort Studies—Mortality |
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Boice et al., 1999 |
Aircraft-manufacturing workers in California |
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Factory workers, ever exposed |
90 |
1.17 (0.95–1.45)a |
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Mixed solvents, routine exposure |
15 |
0.98 (0.55–1.61) |
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Routine or intermittent exposure |
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<1 year of exposure |
3 |
0.34 (0.10–1.14) |
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1–4 years of exposure |
13 |
0.63 (0.32–1.25) |
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≥5 years of exposure |
34 |
0.80 (0.46–1.38) |
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Painter, employed >1 year |
4 |
1.70 (0.46–4.35) |
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Steenland and Palu, 1999 |
US painters-union members |
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Painters |
64 |
0.97 (0.75–1.24) |
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20-year membership |
54 |
1.01 (0.76–1.32) |
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