Study type:
Epidemiological study
(observational study)
Occupational and residential exposure to electromagnetic fields and risk of brain tumors in adults: a case-control study in Gironde, France
epidem.
By:
Baldi I, Coureau G, Jaffre A, Gruber A, Ducamp S, Provost D, Lebailly P, Vital A, Loiseau H, Salamon R
Published in: Int J Cancer 2011; 129 (6): 1477-1484
Aim of study (acc. to author)
Endpoint/type of risk estimation
Type of risk estimation:
(odds ratio (OR))
Exposure
-
-
-
- occupational
- residential
- personal
Assessment
Exposure groups
|
Group
|
Description
|
|
Reference group 1
|
occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields: no
|
|
Group 2
|
occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields: yes
|
|
Reference group 3
|
occupational exposure to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields: no
|
|
Group 4
|
occupational exposure to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields: yes
|
|
Reference group 5
|
occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields: no
|
|
Group 6
|
occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields: yes
|
|
Reference group 7
|
residential exposure: proximity to power lines: > 100 m
|
|
Group 8
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residential exposure: proximity to power lines: ≤ 100 m
|
|
Reference group 9
|
exposure to mobile phone: no
|
|
Group 10
|
exposure to mobile phone: yes
|
Population
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Group:
-
Age:
≥ 16 years
-
Observation period:
May 1999 - April 2001
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Study location:
France (Gironde)
Case group
-
Characteristics:
newly diagnosed cases of brain tumor, histologically or clinically verified
-
Exclusion criteria:
patients with neurofibromatosis, Von-Hippel Lindau disease, or AIDS; metastasis, recurrent tumor; main residence outside the study area
Control group
-
Selection:
-
Matching:
- sex
- age
- area
- case:control = 1:2
Study size
|
Cases |
Controls |
| Eligible |
315 |
642 |
| Participants |
221 |
442 |
| Participation rate |
70 % |
69 % |
Statistical analysis method:
- conditional logistic regression
(
adjustment:
- age
- sex
- residential area
- education
- treatment of house plants
)
Results (acc. to author)
Study funded by
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Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer (ARC), France
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Fondation de France
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Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM), France
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La Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, Paris, France
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Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Santè (Ministry of Labour, Employment and Health), France
Comments on this article
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Morgan LL
(2012):
Comment on: Occupational and residential exposure to electromagnetic fields and risk of brain tumours in adults: a case-control study in Gironde, France
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Baldi I et al.
(2012):
Author's reply to: Occupational and residential exposure to electromagnetic fields and risk of brain tumours in adults: A case-control study in Gironde, France
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