Table 9    Occupation of 50 vCJD cases compared with 116 community controls

Type of occupation % of cases (n=50) % of community controls (n=116) Odds ratio (95% C.I.), p value (based on matched cases and controls)
Medical/paramedical/nursing/dentistry 4 13 0.2 (0.0, 1.4); 0.1
Animal laboratories 0 1 0.0 (0.0, 39.0); 0.3
Pharmaceutical laboratories 0 3 0.0 (0.0, 8.8); 0.4
Other research laboratories 0 2 0.0 (0.0, 13.0); 0.4
Animal farming/veterinary medicine 6 7 1.0 (0.2, 4.2); 1.0
Meat industry 10 9 0.9 (0.3, 3.1); 0.9
Catering industry 30 29 1.0 (0.5, 2.0); 1.0
Other involving animal products 2 3 0.8 (0.1, 7.3); 0.8

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