This population-based case-control study was conducted in Germany to investigate the association between residential exposure to overhead high-voltage lines and testicular cancer.
Exposure to overhead high-voltage lines was defined by distance and residence time in days. In model A (ever versus never exposed), a man was classified as exposed if he had ever lived within a corridor of 100 m from a overhead high-voltage line. In model B, residence time and the inverse distance from the nearest overhead high-voltage line within a corridor of 250 m were taken into account.
| Group | Description |
|---|---|
| Reference group 1 | model A: never exposed |
| Group 2 | model A: exposed |
| Reference group 3 | model B: not exposed |
| Group 4 | model B: low exposed, residence time > 0 - ≤ 26 days, |
| Group 5 | model B: high exposed, residence time > 26 - ≤ 4791 days |
| Cases | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
| Participants | 145 | 313 |
The data showed no substantial association between residential exposure to high-voltage lines and the risk of testicular cancer. However, the risk for younger men below the age of 40 years was slightly increased.
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