Table 2 Odds ratio and 95 % confidence interval (95 % CI) of maternala and paternalb pesticide exposure variables and congenital malformation, Cuiabá-MT −2011
Variables | Case | Control | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | OR (95 % CI) | p-value | |
Maternal exposure | ||||||
Residence | ||||||
Rural area | 9 | 18 | 8 | 7.2 | 2.82 (1.02–7.82) | 0.039 |
Urban area | 41 | 82 | 103 | 92.8 | 1.00 | |
Lives close to crops sprayed with pesticides | ||||||
Yes | 119 | 88.1 | 217 | 82.2 | 1.61 (0.88–3.03) | 0.123 |
No | 16 | 11.9 | 47 | 17.8 | 1.00 | |
House has garden/orchard | ||||||
Yes | 41 | 29.9 | 61 | 22.4 | 1.47 (0.92–2.34) | 0.098 |
No | 96 | 70.1 | 211 | 77.6 | 1.00 | |
Uses pesticides at work | ||||||
Yes | 11 | 21.6 | 17 | 15.3 | 1.52 (0.65–3.53) | 0.329 |
No | 40 | 78.4 | 94 | 84.7 | 1.00 | |
Paternal exposure | ||||||
Residence | ||||||
Rural area | 32 | 24.4 | 56 | 22.4 | 1.11 (0.68–1.84) | 0.656 |
Urban area | 99 | 75.6 | 194 | 77.6 | 1.00 | |
Works on a farm | ||||||
Yes | 114 | 86.4 | 206 | 78.9 | 1.69 (0.95–3.03) | 0.073 |
No | 18 | 13.6 | 55 | 21.1 | 1.00 | |
Applies pesticides | ||||||
Yes | 17 | 65.4 | 24 | 40.7 | 2.75 (1.05–7.19) | 0.036 |
No | 09 | 34.6 | 35 | 59.3 | 1.00 | |