Table 7 Characteristics of case–control studies of other occupational exposures
Author/year | Region/country | Timeperiod | Age/gender | Cases | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balarajan et al., 1984 [80] | England and Wales | 1968–1976 | Male | 1961 persons diagnosed with malignant neoplasm of connective tissue and other soft tissue | 1961 men with any other cancer from the National Cancer Register with a valid occupational code randomly matched for age and region of residence |
Hoar Zahm et al., 1988 [72] | Kansas, US | 1976–1982 | Male  > 21 | All newly diagnosed 133 soft tissue sarcoma (STS) cases among Kansas residents, identified through the University of Kansas Cancer Data Service | 948 male from general population of Kansas |
Pearce et al., 1988 [73] | New Zealand | 1980–1984 | Male  > 20 | A series of case-referent studies based on the New Zealand Cancer Register and involving 19,904 male cancer patients. Total number of STS case was 171, with occupation recorded—142 | For each site, the registrants for other sites formed the reference group |
Zahm et al., 1989 [74] | Kansas, US | 1976–1982 | Male  > 21 | All newly diagnosed 133 STS cases among Kansas residents, identified through the University of Kansas Cancer Data Service | 948 white men from general population of Kansas matched by age and vital status |
Wingren et al., 1990 [31] | Sweden | 1975–1982 | Male | 96 STS cases | 450 randomly selected population referents and 200 cancer referents |
Franceschi et al., 1992 [33] | Northern Italy | 1985–1991 | Male/female | 93 STS cases (53 male and 40 female) | Control group consisted of 721 patients (371 men and 350 women) admitted to the aforementioned hospitals for a wide spectrum of diseases. Excluded patients with malignancies |
Hoppin et al., 1999 [75] | US | 1984–1988 | Male 30–60 | 251 living sarcoma cases from eight population-based cancer registries, born between 1929 and 1953 to include the age group eligible for service in Vietnam | 1908 living controls |
Briggs et al., 2003 [76] | US | 1984–1988 | Male | 335 confirmed cases of STS born 1929–1953, diagnosed with cancer in 1984–1988 | 2290 selected, 1910 completed interviews |
Pahwa et al., 2003 [77] | Canada | 1971–1991 | Male | 365 living males with STS | 1506 controls matched by age, province, and sex, selected from population-based sources within each province |
Merletti et al., 2006 [78] | 9 Western European countries | 1995–1997 | Female/male | 96 cases of STS interviewed born in 1925–1961, diagnosed in 1995–1997 | 2632 randomly selected population controls |
Hossain et al., 2007 [79] | Canada | 1991–1994 | Male  > 18 | 357 men with STS, diagnosed in 1991–1994, identified from provincial cancer registry | 1474 controls, matched by age and resident in the same provinces |
Pahwa et al., 2011 [37] | Canada | 1991–1994 | Male  ≥ 19 | 357 cases with first diagnosis of STS in 1991–1994, ascertained from provincial cancer registries, except in Quebec, where hospital ascertainment was used | 1506 controls matched by age, province, and sex, selected from population-based sources within each province |