Table 1

Hand-arm vibration exposure in relation to retrospective Raynaud's phenomenon. Retrospective dose-response analysis Cox regression. Hand-arm vibration exposure dose was defined as the product of exposure hours and the hand-arm vibration exposure value, unit hours · m/s2 (h · m/s2).

Variable
Event
Censored
Ratio
95% Hazard Ratio Confidence Limits

Non-exposed = 0–1600 h · m/s2
3
45
1
NA
Q1 1601–7578 h · m/s2
19
18
2.83
0.71–11.3
Q2 7579–16787 h · m/s2
19
20
10.2
2.96 – 35.0
Q3 16788–39699 h · m/s2
16
21
11.4
3.38 – 38.7
Q4 >39700 h · m/s2
6
31
12.1
3.57 – 40.9

Hagberg et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2008 3:13   doi:10.1186/1745-6673-3-13

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