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Table 69. Observed number of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among women in the Nordic countries and standardised incidence ratios 1961
2005, by country and occupational category.
Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden Total
No Occupational category Obs SIR Obs SIR Obs SIR Obs SIR Obs SIR Obs SIR 95% CI
1 Technical workers, etc 22 1.24 57 1.12 [0.57] 0.00 11 1.08 62 0.81 152 0.98 0.83*1.15
2 Laboratory assistants 20 1.54 26 0.92 5 6.19 10 0.83 27 1.24 88 1.16 0.93*1.43
3 Physicians 7 1.18 12 0.96 1 7.18 7 1.47 21 1.19 48 1.17 0.86*1.56
4 Dentists 5 0.95 19 1.46 [0.05] 0.00 3 0.79 14 1.04 41 1.15 0.83*1.57
5 Nurses 106 1.02 149 1.04 4 1.08 97 1.00 246 1.07 602 1.04 0.96*1.13
6 Assistant nurses 67 0.89 149 1.03 6 1.13 100 1.02 449 1.12 771 1.06 0.99*1.14
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 70 1.17 124 1.08 [1.11] 0.00 87 0.94 140 1.03 421 1.04 0.95*1.15
8 Teachers 124 0.94 259 1.00 7 1.06 184 1.06 505 0.98 1 079 0.99 0.94*1.05
9 Religious workers etc 24 1.35 150 1.14 1 1.01 46 1.04 162 0.95 383 1.05 0.95*1.16
10 Artistic workers 9 0.98 17 0.80 1 1.29 12 0.94 35 1.06 74 0.96 0.76*1.21
11 Journalists 2 1.02 9 0.66 [0.19] 0.00 4 1.11 19 1.24 34 0.98 0.68*1.37
12 Administrators 58 1.07 43 0.94 2 3.27 32 0.78 59 0.79 194 0.90 0.78*1.03
13 Clerical workers 563 1.05 902 1.06 25 1.24 564 1.03 1 269 1.00 3 323 1.03 1.00*1.07
14 Sales agents 5 1.03 126 1.03 1 0.48 89 1.35 183 1.04 404 1.09 0.99*1.20
15 Shop workers 349 0.96 431 0.96 5 0.39 449 1.01 800 1.03 2 034 1.00 0.95*1.04
16 Farmers 202 0.79 269 1.00 8 0.88 271 0.97 63 0.92 813 0.92 0.86*0.99
17 Gardeners 32 0.97 763 0.97 2 6.41 151 0.88 204 1.02 1 152 0.97 0.91*1.02
18 Fishermen [1.30] 0.00 3 1.71 [0.33] 0.00 4 1.67 [0.66] 0.00 7 1.09 0.44*2.24
19 Forestry workers [0.34] 0.00 4 1.16 [0.04] 0.00 5 1.44 4 0.91 13 1.11 0.59*1.90
20 Miners and quarry workers [0.02] 0.00 [1.40] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.19] 0.00 1 0.94 1 0.37 0.01*2.07
21 Seamen [0.42] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.55] 0.00 [0.13] 0.00 [1.10] 0.00 0.00*3.35
22 Transport workers [0.36] 0.00 21 0.97 1 3.04 5 1.95 14 1.13 41 1.10 0.79*1.49
23 Drivers 8 0.88 11 1.05 [0.15] 0.00 6 0.65 39 1.27 64 1.07 0.82*1.37
24 Postal workers 21 1.10 109 0.81 3 0.73 95 0.93 200 0.91 428 0.89 0.81*0.98
25 Textile workers 114 0.94 284 0.94 8 1.05 147 1.01 428 0.97 981 0.96 0.91*1.03
26 Shoe and leather workers 9 1.01 27 0.73 1 2.45 8 0.75 39 1.15 84 0.92 0.73*1.14
27 Smelting workers 2 0.92 8 0.92 1 58.16 5 3.36 10 1.05 26 1.19 0.78*1.74
28 Mechanics 25 1.17 36 0.91 1 13.62 7 0.50 101 1.07 170 1.00 0.86*1.16
29 Plumbers 1 4.83 [0.10] 0.00 1 8.92 1 7.05 3 5.39 1.11*15.76
30 Welders 2 0.63 [0.01] 0.00 2 1.65 5 1.37 9 1.12 0.51*2.13
31 Electrical workers 38 1.26 36 1.38 [0.06] 0.00 16 1.02 49 0.92 139 1.11 0.94*1.32
32 Wood workers 15 1.50 73 0.96 [0.13] 0.00 6 1.09 16 1.01 110 1.03 0.85*1.24
33 Painters [0.39] 0.00 10 1.11 [0.04] 0.00 1 0.82 3 0.71 14 0.94 0.51*1.58
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ 1 3.37 34 1.14 [0.02] 0.00 [0.49] 0.00 [0.54] 0.00 35 1.12 0.78*1.56
35 Bricklayers [0.06] 0.00 2 1.93 [0.03] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 2 1.75 0.21*6.34
36 Printers 11 0.97 36 0.94 [0.68] 0.00 12 0.92 37 0.94 96 0.93 0.76*1.14
37 Chemical process workers 16 0.90 14 0.72 2 6.97 11 0.93 30 0.96 73 0.91 0.71*1.14
38 Food workers 88 1.01 92 0.91 10 0.63 77 1.03 84 0.91 351 0.95 0.85*1.05
39 Beverage workers 6 0.73 2 0.35 [0.04] 0.00 2 2.71 2 0.35 12 0.59 0.30*1.03
40 Tobacco workers 16 1.42 3 0.93 [2.28] 0.00 4 1.08 23 1.12 0.71*1.68
41 Glass makers etc 22 1.03 79 1.10 [0.43] 0.00 27 1.04 87 1.04 215 1.06 0.93*1.21
42 Packers 4 0.65 142 1.12 1 0.65 60 0.97 132 1.06 339 1.06 0.95*1.18
43 Engine operators [0.18] 0.00 17 0.83 [0.02] 0.00 [1.02] 0.00 8 0.98 25 0.84 0.54*1.23
44 Public safety workers [0.68] 0.00 6 1.21 [0.31] 0.00 8 1.00 17 1.63 31 1.27 0.86*1.80
45 Cooks and stewards [0.23] 0.00 123 0.86 7 1.20 80 1.00 169 0.95 379 0.93 0.84*1.03
46 Domestic assistants 157 1.15 131 0.85 1 0.60 223 1.04 447 0.94 959 0.98 0.92*1.04
47 Waiters 32 1.39 122 1.01 [0.68] 0.00 86 0.91 166 0.89 406 0.95 0.86*1.05
48 Building caretakers 404 1.03 481 0.99 12 1.03 431 1.04 506 1.05 1 834 1.03 0.98*1.07
49 Chimney sweeps [0.04] 0.00 1 4.24 [0.06] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 1 2.88 0.07*16.04
50 Hairdressers 32 1.34 47 1.02 [0.72] 0.00 23 0.94 73 0.90 175 0.99 0.86*1.15
51 Launderers 47 1.06 43 1.12 4 2.16 31 0.95 85 0.88 210 0.98 0.86*1.13
52 Military personnel [0.23] 0.00 [0.50] 0.00 [0.14] 0.00 1 3.05 1 0.83 0.02*4.65
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 108 0.97 158 1.04 11 0.91 201 0.93 231 1.06 709 1.00 0.93*1.08
54 Economically inactive 2 937 0.99 3 206 1.01 43 1.03 2 208 1.00 9 786 1.00 18 180 1.00 0.98*1.01
1 54 All categories 5 779 1.00 8 868 1.00 174 1.00 5 905 1.00 17 033 1.00 37 759 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.
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