Example Table. Exposure among Liver Cirrhosis Cases and Controls

Cases (n-40) Controls (n-139)
Vinyl chloride monomer (cumulative exposure: ppm × years)
 <160 7 (18%) 38 (27%)
 160-500 7 (18%) 40 (29%)
 500-2500 9 (23%) 37 (27%)
 >2500 17 (43%) 24 (17%)
Alcohol consumption (g/day)
 <30 1 (3%) 82 (59%)
 30-60 7 (18%) 46 (33%)
 >60 32 (80%) 11 (8%)
HBsAG/HCV
 Negative 33 (83%) 136 (98%)
 Positive 7 (18%) 3 (2%)
HBsAG, hepatitis B surface antigen; HCV, hepatitis C virus. Table adapted from Mastrangelo et al. [151].