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758 E. Pukkala et al.
Table 74. Observed number of leukaemia among men 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 449 0.95 317 0.98 4 0.87 243 0.98 1 397 0.99 2 410 0.98 0.94*1.02
2 Laboratory assistants 14 1.47 6 0.75 [0.83] 0.00 12 0.98 3 0.40 35 0.92 0.64*1.28
3 Physicians 27 0.68 16 0.86 3 1.73 41 1.20 61 0.94 148 0.93 0.79*1.09
4 Dentists 14 1.23 6 1.49 [0.46] 0.00 23 1.50 31 0.98 74 1.18 0.92*1.48
5 Nurses [0.52] 0.00 [1.07] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 1 0.71 1 0.23 2 0.28 0.03*0.99
6 Assistant nurses 6 0.53 2 2.10 [0.22] 0.00 8 1.36 18 0.77 34 0.82 0.57*1.14
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 36 1.05 13 0.71 [0.46] 0.00 15 1.14 54 0.99 118 0.98 0.82*1.17
8 Teachers 233 1.13 122 0.92 7 1.08 179 0.96 374 1.02 915 1.02 0.95*1.08
9 Religious workers etc 95 1.06 90 1.21 6 1.42 99 1.01 300 1.05 590 1.07 0.99*1.16
10 Artistic workers 28 1.01 30 1.14 [1.14] 0.00 34 1.21 83 0.97 175 1.04 0.89*1.20
11 Journalists 14 1.08 15 1.18 [0.64] 0.00 13 1.06 39 0.98 81 1.03 0.82*1.28
12 Administrators 564 1.04 220 1.06 15 1.45 366 1.06 523 0.98 1 688 1.03 0.98*1.08
13 Clerical workers 237 1.00 160 1.16 15 1.28 299 1.18 592 1.03 1 303 1.07 1.01*1.13
14 Sales agents 140 1.13 215 1.11 6 1.02 347 1.15 899 1.07 1 607 1.10 1.05*1.15
15 Shop workers 559 1.02 77 0.95 6 1.41 107 0.95 239 0.89 988 0.97 0.91*1.04
16 Farmers 1 005 0.94 1 021 1.03 15 0.88 910 1.03 1 419 1.01 4 370 1.00 0.97*1.03
17 Gardeners 157 1.04 126 0.93 [0.56] 0.00 204 0.97 505 0.97 992 0.97 0.91*1.04
18 Fishermen 35 0.70 15 1.16 8 0.76 215 0.80 39 0.70 312 0.78 0.70*0.88
19 Forestry workers 19 0.85 149 0.95 [0.09] 0.00 157 0.99 324 0.86 649 0.91 0.84*0.98
20 Miners and quarry workers 5 0.73 36 1.43 [0.17] 0.00 33 0.77 97 1.04 171 1.02 0.87*1.18
21 Seamen 39 0.74 38 1.13 2 0.71 176 0.84 88 1.07 343 0.90 0.81*1.00
22 Transport workers 119 1.01 112 1.12 7 1.29 121 1.09 274 0.97 633 1.03 0.95*1.11
23 Drivers 394 1.03 321 1.02 9 1.12 314 1.03 743 1.07 1 781 1.05 1.00*1.10
24 Postal workers 76 1.04 43 0.88 [1.00] 0.00 55 0.91 146 0.95 320 0.95 0.85*1.06
25 Textile workers 72 1.05 33 1.00 2 1.14 58 0.87 162 0.97 327 0.97 0.87*1.08
26 Shoe and leather workers 13 0.76 9 0.62 [0.37] 0.00 27 0.94 68 1.04 117 0.93 0.78*1.11
27 Smelting workers 147 0.98 50 1.01 2 0.82 83 0.94 256 0.97 538 0.97 0.89*1.05
28 Mechanics 383 0.94 300 0.95 5 0.62 401 0.95 1 261 1.00 2 350 0.97 0.94*1.02
29 Plumbers 38 1.05 49 0.94 [1.29] 0.00 49 1.02 131 0.90 267 0.95 0.84*1.07
30 Welders 59 1.21 [0.49] 0.00 49 0.93 186 1.11 294 1.09 0.97*1.23
31 Electrical workers 104 1.10 131 0.99 5 1.04 197 1.06 439 1.00 876 1.02 0.96*1.09
32 Wood workers 258 0.91 337 0.98 4 0.89 466 0.93 833 1.00 1 898 0.96 0.92*1.01
33 Painters 83 0.90 78 1.09 1 0.57 85 1.01 228 0.94 475 0.97 0.88*1.06
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ 367 1.02 205 0.92 7 0.76 96 0.98 451 1.01 1 126 0.99 0.93*1.05
35 Bricklayers 106 1.04 35 0.98 49 0.99 103 0.95 293 0.99 0.88*1.11
36 Printers 57 0.89 20 0.63 1 0.67 50 1.00 139 1.05 267 0.96 0.85*1.08
37 Chemical process workers 48 0.79 49 0.92 1 1.23 130 1.15 219 1.10 447 1.05 0.95*1.15
38 Food workers 210 1.08 40 1.03 9 1.30 137 1.08 204 1.00 600 1.05 0.97*1.14
39 Beverage workers 28 1.16 2 0.76 1 8.09 1 0.80 12 1.07 44 1.12 0.81*1.50
40 Tobacco workers 5 1.25 [0.46] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 4 2.02 [0.91] 0.00 9 1.22 0.56*2.32
41 Glass makers etc 115 0.99 31 0.55 2 1.58 59 0.97 233 1.05 440 0.97 0.88*1.06
42 Packers 101 0.97 107 0.91 6 1.52 182 0.95 383 0.97 779 0.96 0.89*1.03
43 Engine operators 108 1.05 146 0.95 8 1.44 114 1.08 356 1.05 732 1.04 0.96*1.11
44 Public safety workers 101 1.05 107 1.18 5 1.28 101 1.24 209 1.04 523 1.11 1.02*1.21
45 Cooks and stewards 6 0.80 5 0.88 3 1.61 28 0.79 39 1.07 81 0.93 0.74*1.16
46 Domestic assistants [0.08] 0.00 [0.42] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.29] 0.00 4 1.12 4 0.91 0.25*2.34
47 Waiters 18 1.12 6 1.10 [0.20] 0.00 21 1.37 21 1.13 66 1.19 0.92*1.51
48 Building caretakers 111 1.07 85 1.08 1 0.61 40 0.94 166 1.06 403 1.05 0.95*1.16
49 Chimney sweeps 1 0.38 7 1.24 5 1.19 11 0.97 24 1.01 0.65*1.50
50 Hairdressers 25 0.84 1 0.61 [0.27] 0.00 13 1.06 33 0.84 72 0.86 0.68*1.09
51 Launderers 7 0.48 1 0.61 1 6.38 6 0.82 22 0.78 37 0.71 0.50*0.99
52 Military personnel 51 1.06 35 1.25 63 0.97 131 1.10 280 1.08 0.96*1.21
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 360 1.14 89 0.96 10 0.65 364 0.98 465 0.97 1 288 1.01 0.96*1.07
54 Economically inactive 349 1.07 522 0.96 11 0.99 183 0.90 721 0.98 1 786 0.98 0.94*1.03
1 54 All categories 7 537 1.00 5 689 1.00 188 1.00 7 033 1.00 15 735 1.00 36 182 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.