Table 6 Most parsimonious model: conditional logistic regression analyses that contained major chemical classes of pesticides and important covariates (P < 0.05)

Phenoxyherbicides as a group, carbamate, and organophosphate insecticides, amide group containing fungicides, and carbon tetrachloride users/nonusers were included in the initial multivariate model and found not to contribute significantly to the risk of NHL.

Variable Parameter Estimate ± SE OR (95% CI)

Measles (yes) -0.47 ± 0.11 0.62 (0.50–0.78)
Previous cancer (yes) 0.79 ± 0.18 2.20 (1.54–3.15)
First-degree relative with cancer (yes) 0.32 ± 0.11 1.37 (1.10–1.71)
Allergy desensitization shots (yes) -0.65 ± 0.27 0.52 (0.31–0.89)
Dicamba mixtures (user) 0.67 ± 0.17 1.96 (1.40–2.75)