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Table 2:

Lung Cancer Risk Among Workers in Other Industrial Sectors in Lambton County 1980-1992, Sector Workers, Other Lambton workers

 Sector Lung Cancer  Controls  Lung Cancer  Controls  Odds ratio
Construction  74 (56%)  57  350 (48%)  374  1.39 (0.95-2.0)
Farming  26 (42%)  36  398 (50%)  395  0.72 (0.41-1.3)
Fiberglass  12 (80%)  3  412 (49%)  428  4.15 (1.11-23)*
Foundry  11 (44%)  14  413 (50%)  417  0.82 (0.33-2.0)

* statistically significant

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