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Table 3 Odds ratio and 95 % confidence interval (95 % CI) of paternal pesticide exposure up to 1 year before conception and occurrence of congenital malformations stratified by maternal education level, Cuiabá-MT - 2011

From: Parenteral exposure to pesticides and occurence of congenital malformations: hospital-based case–control study

Variables

Case

Control

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

OR (95 % CI)

Occupationa

 Did not apply pesticides

58

84.1

103

85.8

1.00

 Applied pesticides

11

15.9

17

14.2

0.87 (0.38–1.98)

Occupationb

 Did not apply pesticides

56

88.9

102

72.9

1.00

 Applied pesticides

7

11.1

38

27.1

2.98 (1.25–7.11)

  1. aMaternal education level = high school or more
  2. bMaternal education level = incomplete high school