A case-control study was conducted in Germany to investigate the association between mobile phone use and the risk of uveal melanoma. The findings of a previous study (publication 5146) should be reassessed.
Regular use of a mobile phone was defined as at least once a week for at least six months.
| Group | Description |
|---|---|
| Reference group 1 | mobile phone use: never |
| Group 2 | mobile phone use: sporadic |
| Group 3 | mobile phone use: regular |
| Reference group 4 | cumulative years of use: never |
| Group 5 | cumulative years of use: sporadic |
| Group 6 | cumulative years of use: regular ≤ 4 years |
| Group 7 | cumulative years of use: regular 5 - 9 years |
| Group 8 | cumulative years of use: regular ≥ 10 years |
| Reference group 9 | cumulative calls: never |
| Group 10 | cumulative calls: sporadic |
| Group 11 | cumulative calls: regular ≤ 1176 |
| Group 12 | cumulative calls: regular > 1176 - ≤ 4350 |
| Group 13 | cumulative calls: regular > 4350 |
| Reference group 14 | cumulative duration: never |
| Group 15 | cumulative duration: sporadic |
| Group 16 | cumulative duration: regular ≤ 44 h |
| Group 17 | cumulative duration: regular > 44 - ≤ 195 h |
| Group 18 | cumulative duration: regular > 195 h |
| Reference group 19 | regular use ≥ 5 years before reference date: no |
| Group 20 | regular use ≥ 5 years before reference date: yes |
| Reference group 21 | regular use ≥ 10 years before reference date: no |
| Group 22 | regular use ≥ 10 years before reference date: yes |
| Cases | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible | 486 | - |
| Participants | 459 | 1,194 |
No association between mobile phone use and the risk of uveal melanoma was observed. No trend for cumulative measures of exposure was found. The findings of a previous study with lower numbers could not be confirmed.
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