Table 2.

Per capita household income among 257 cases of aplastic anemia and 1087 controls according to region (phase 2 data only)



Cases

Controls

Relative risk estimate
Per capita income, baht/mo*
No.
%
No.
%
Crude
Multivariate (95% CI)
Bangkok; 77 cases, 317 controls       
   At least 5000   40   52   131   41   1.0  1.0 
   2500 to 4999   19   25   110   35   0.6   0.6 (0.3-1.0)  
   1000 to 2499   15   19   52   16   0.9   1.0 (0.5-1.9)  
   Less than 1000   2   3   15   5   0.5   0.5 (0.1-2.2)  
   Unknown   1   1   9   3   —   —  
Khonkaen; 180 cases, 770 controls       
   At least 5000   19   11   93   12   1.0  1.0 
   2500 to 4999   30   17   137   18   1.1   0.8 (0.4-1.5)  
   1000 to 2499   68   38   394   51   0.8   0.4 (0.2-0.7)  
   Less than 1000   62   34   146   19   2.1   1.1 (0.6-2.1)  
   Unknown
 
1
 
0.6
 
0
 
0
 

 

 


Cases

Controls

Relative risk estimate
Per capita income, baht/mo*
No.
%
No.
%
Crude
Multivariate (95% CI)
Bangkok; 77 cases, 317 controls       
   At least 5000   40   52   131   41   1.0  1.0 
   2500 to 4999   19   25   110   35   0.6   0.6 (0.3-1.0)  
   1000 to 2499   15   19   52   16   0.9   1.0 (0.5-1.9)  
   Less than 1000   2   3   15   5   0.5   0.5 (0.1-2.2)  
   Unknown   1   1   9   3   —   —  
Khonkaen; 180 cases, 770 controls       
   At least 5000   19   11   93   12   1.0  1.0 
   2500 to 4999   30   17   137   18   1.1   0.8 (0.4-1.5)  
   1000 to 2499   68   38   394   51   0.8   0.4 (0.2-0.7)  
   Less than 1000   62   34   146   19   2.1   1.1 (0.6-2.1)  
   Unknown
 
1
 
0.6
 
0
 
0
 

 

 

—indicates not calculated.

*

Adjusted for inflation to 1989 baht

The following factors were included in the models: Bangkok: age, sex, year of interview (continuous term), consumption of nonbottled water, income; Khonkaen: age, sex, residential location, year of interview (continuous term), pesticide use, exposure to ducks, animal fertilizer use, consumption of nonbottled water, income

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