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Table 3 Experience of X-ray, upper gastrointestinal series, CT scana

From: Increased risk of thyroid cancer in female residents nearby nuclear power plants in Korea: was it due to detection bias?

Gender

Experience of Radiologic test

Exposed(%)

Control-1(%)

ORb

95% CI

Control-2(%)

ORb

95% CI

Male

No experience

905(21.5)

746(18.0)

1.04

0.96–1.13

593(12.2)

0.96

0.89–1.05

< 2

303(7.2)

312(7.5)

514(10.5)

22–10

2068(49.1)

2112(51.0)

2736(56.0)

1 > 10

940(22.3)

974(23.5)

1039(21.3)

Total

4216(100.0)

4144(100.0)

  

4882(100.0)

  

Female

No experience

936(14.5)

558(10.3)

1.35

1.26–1.46

1015(15.7)

0.92

0.86–0.99

< 2

957(14.9)

664(12.3)

959(14.8)

-2-10

3999(62.1))

3618(66.8)

3850(59.5)

1 > 10

545(8.5)

574(10.6)

650(10.0)

Total

6437(100.0)

5414(100.0)

  

6474(100.0)

  
  1. aAnalysis based on raw data from Korea Foundation of Nuclear Safety [2], acquired data at the point of enrollment for each participant, 1992–2006
  2. bOdds Ratio: ordered logistic regression, adjusted by education and marriage