Table 6

Odds ratio (OR) and 95 % confidence interval (CI) for ipsilateral use of mobile (analogue, digital) or cordless phones.

Ipsilateral
Study, period
 Analogue
OR
CI
 Digital
OR
CI
 Cordless
OR
CI
CNS 1997–2003 [8,9]


     -All
 2.0
1.5–2.6
 1.6
1.3–2.0
 1.5
1.2–1.9
     -Benign, all
 1.9
1.3–2.6
 1.5
1.1–1.9
 1.4
1.1–1.8
          -Meningioma
 1.3
0.9–2.0
 1.4
1.01–1.8
 1.3
0.9–1.7
          -Acoustic neuroma
 3.0
1.9–5.0
 1.7
1.1–2.6
 1.7
1.1–2.6
     -Malignant, all
 2.1
1.5–2.9
 1.8
1.4–2.4
 1.7
1.3–2.2
          -Astrocytoma, grade I-II
 1.8
0.8–4.1
 1.9
1.02–3.5
 1.9
1.05–3.5
          -Astrocytoma, grade III-IV
 2.4
1.6–3.6
 2.3
1.7–3.1
 2.0
1.5–2.8
Salivary gland tumours 1994–1999 [10]


     -All
 1.4
0.8–2.6
 1.2
0.7–2.0
 1.0
0.6–1.7

Results are presented for brain tumours [8,9] and salivary gland tumours [10] using > 1 year latency period.

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