Table 6 Odds ratio (OR) and 95 % confidence interval (CI) for ipsilateral use of mobile (analogue, digital) or cordless phones.

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