ID Number		905
Study Type		Epidemiology
Model		60 Hz (ELF) exposure to workers and correlation with the incidence of neuroblastoma in thier children
Details		Children with neuroblastoma (n=157, controls=314) were analyzed in a case control study to look for correlations between the disease and paternal occupation. No significant correlation with residence, prenatal care, parental age, rate of illegitimacy, or standard industrial job classification categories were observed. A risk (OR = 2.13) was associated with paternal occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields (electricians, electric and electronics workers, linemen, and utility employees and welders), although the numbers used for these statistics were small and the effect of RF exposure specifically was not clearly discernable.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Univ. of Texas M.D. Anderson Hosp., USA
Funding Agency		NCI, USA
Country		UNITED STATES
References		Johnson, CC et al. Int. J. Epidemiology, (1989) 18:756-762 Spitz, MR et al. Am. J. Epidemiol., (1985) 121:924-929
Comments		The numbers used for statistical calculations were very small. For electronics workers, although the odds ratio was 11.75 (p<0.05), there were only 6 cases and 1 control. Statistics cannot be performed with only 6 cases and a single control.