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Table 2 Correlation analysis between exposure factors and outcome variables

From: Pesticides, cancer, and oxidative stress: an application of machine learning to NHANES data

 

2,4-D

4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzoic

3-phenoxybenzoic acid

Oxypyrimidine

Paranitrophenol

Dichlorovnl-dimeth prop carboacid

P value

 

Yes

Not

Yes

Not

Yes

Not

Yes

Not

Yes

Not

Yes

Not

0.001

Colon cancer

83.9

16.1

14.7

85.3

89.1

10.9

18.4

81.6

86.2

13.8

9.3

90.7

 

Skin cancer (non-melanoma)

77.4

22.6

11.9

88.1

75.2

24.8

8.5

91.5

90.2

9.8

27.1

72.9

 

Melanoma

71.5

28.5

10.3

89.7

76.4

23.6

7.7

92.3

89.7

10.3

11.7

88.3

 

Skin cancer (other types)

76

24

2

98

86.1

13.9

19.8

80.2

95

5

12.7

87.3

 

Prostate cancer

91.7

2.1

12.1

87.9

90.5

9.5

29.9

70.1

98.6

1.4

10.3

89.7

 

Breast cancer

61.4

38.6

8.3

91.7

77.1

22.9

25.3

74.7

86.6

13.4

11

89

 

Cervix cancer

70.6

29.4

18.8

81.2

88.5

11.5

28.1

71.9

93.7

6.3

29.5

70.5

 
  1. Figures (for mean age) are expressed as mean, other figures are expressed as percent