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Table 77. Observed number of mycosis fungoides 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 1 2.72 [0.90] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.16] 0.00 [3.43] 0.00 1 0.20 0.01*1.14
2 Laboratory assistants [0.27] 0.00 [0.44] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 1 5.19 1 2.80 2 1.54 0.19*5.57
3 Physicians [0.12] 0.00 1 4.34 [0.00] 0.00 [0.08] 0.00 1 1.63 2 1.91 0.23*6.89
4 Dentists 1 9.28 [0.20] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.06] 0.00 [0.66] 0.00 1 0.98 0.02*5.44
5 Nurses 3 1.41 1 0.43 [0.11] 0.00 1 0.66 10 0.91 15 0.88 0.49*1.45
6 Assistant nurses 2 1.28 2 0.93 1 5.56 3 1.96 22 1.26 30 1.31 0.89*1.88
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 2 1.63 2 1.10 [0.04] 0.00 4 2.71 8 1.44 16 1.58 0.90*2.56
8 Teachers 4 1.46 5 1.26 [0.21] 0.00 3 1.05 17 0.70 29 0.85 0.57*1.23
9 Religious workers etc 1 2.72 2 0.84 [0.03] 0.00 [0.72] 0.00 6 0.89 9 0.88 0.40*1.66
10 Artistic workers [0.18] 0.00 [0.35] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 1 4.69 3 1.95 4 1.73 0.47*4.43
11 Journalists [0.04] 0.00 [0.21] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.06] 0.00 1 1.51 1 1.02 0.03*5.68
12 Administrators [1.10] 0.00 1 1.30 [0.01] 0.00 1 1.43 3 0.82 5 0.80 0.26*1.87
13 Clerical workers 13 1.18 24 1.82 [0.64] 0.00 7 0.79 48 0.80 92 0.98 0.79*1.21
14 Sales agents [0.10] 0.00 3 1.63 [0.04] 0.00 1 0.86 14 1.20 18 1.21 0.72*1.92
15 Shop workers 6 0.81 12 1.91 [0.31] 0.00 10 1.37 49 1.03 77 1.12 0.88*1.40
16 Farmers 2 0.38 3 0.78 [0.16] 0.00 2 0.41 [5.25] 0.00 7 0.36 0.15*0.75
17 Gardeners 1 1.48 11 1.06 [0.01] 0.00 1 0.34 14 1.06 27 0.99 0.65*1.44
18 Fishermen [0.03] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 [0.14] 0.00 0.00*26.15
19 Forestry workers [0.01] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.06] 0.00 [0.25] 0.00 [0.36] 0.00 0.00*10.37
20 Miners and quarry workers [0.00] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 [0.07] 0.00 0.00*53.66
21 Seamen [0.01] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 0.00*183.02
22 Transport workers [0.01] 0.00 [0.29] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 [0.69] 0.00 [1.04] 0.00 0.00*3.54
23 Drivers [0.18] 0.00 [0.16] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 1 6.58 [1.35] 0.00 1 0.54 0.01*3.00
24 Postal workers 1 2.59 2 1.06 2 26.22 3 1.80 9 0.73 17 1.04 0.60*1.66
25 Textile workers 2 0.81 6 1.44 [0.12] 0.00 2 0.79 35 1.07 45 1.07 0.78*1.43
26 Shoe and leather workers 1 5.46 [0.51] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 1 5.41 2 0.81 4 1.19 0.32*3.05
27 Smelting workers [0.04] 0.00 [0.12] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 1 2.41 1 1.67 0.04*9.28
28 Mechanics 1 2.25 [0.57] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.24] 0.00 1 0.20 2 0.32 0.04*1.17
29 Plumbers [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 0.00*363.67
30 Welders [0.05] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 1 8.54 1 5.48 0.14*30.51
31 Electrical workers [0.62] 0.00 1 2.41 [0.00] 0.00 [0.26] 0.00 2 0.75 3 0.76 0.16*2.22
32 Wood workers [0.21] 0.00 2 1.96 [0.00] 0.00 [0.09] 0.00 [0.73] 0.00 2 0.98 0.12*3.53
33 Painters [0.01] 0.00 [0.13] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.23] 0.00 [0.38] 0.00 0.00*9.66
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ [0.01] 0.00 1 2.54 [0.00] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 1 2.36 0.06*13.13
35 Bricklayers [0.00] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 0.00*230.45
36 Printers [0.23] 0.00 [0.56] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 1 4.54 1 0.42 2 0.58 0.07*2.11
37 Chemical process workers [0.36] 0.00 [0.27] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.20] 0.00 4 2.04 4 1.43 0.39*3.66
38 Food workers 2 1.11 1 0.72 [0.36] 0.00 [1.27] 0.00 3 0.45 6 0.52 0.19*1.14
39 Beverage workers 1 6.04 [0.08] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 1 2.18 2 2.80 0.34*10.13
40 Tobacco workers [0.23] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 [0.21] 0.00 [0.53] 0.00 0.00*7.02
41 Glass makers etc 1 2.28 [1.00] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 1 2.33 7 1.40 9 1.31 0.60*2.48
42 Packers [0.13] 0.00 5 2.86 [0.03] 0.00 [1.04] 0.00 4 0.51 9 0.83 0.38*1.57
43 Engine operators [0.00] 0.00 [0.29] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 1 3.89 1 1.77 0.04*9.86
44 Public safety workers [0.01] 0.00 [0.08] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.13] 0.00 1 2.46 1 1.57 0.04*8.76
45 Cooks and stewards [0.00] 0.00 [2.08] 0.00 [0.10] 0.00 1 0.72 11 0.79 12 0.68 0.35*1.19
46 Domestic assistants 1 0.36 2 0.84 [0.02] 0.00 3 0.83 35 1.13 41 1.03 0.74*1.40
47 Waiters [0.47] 0.00 3 1.70 [0.02] 0.00 [1.57] 0.00 9 0.70 12 0.72 0.37*1.26
48 Building caretakers 6 0.75 4 0.59 [0.19] 0.00 8 1.19 34 1.05 52 0.96 0.72*1.26
49 Chimney sweeps [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 0.00*673.62
50 Hairdressers [0.49] 0.00 1 1.44 [0.03] 0.00 [0.42] 0.00 5 1.18 6 1.02 0.37*2.22
51 Launderers 2 2.22 1 1.96 [0.03] 0.00 [0.56] 0.00 5 0.66 8 0.84 0.36*1.65
52 Military personnel [0.00] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 0.00*191.22
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 4 1.76 [2.22] 0.00 [0.27] 0.00 3 0.85 11 0.80 18 0.82 0.48*1.29
54 Economically inactive 58 0.99 31 0.70 1 1.15 43 1.05 789 1.04 922 1.02 0.96*1.09
1 54 All categories 116 1.00 127 1.00 4 1.00 102 1.00 1 169 1.00 1 518 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.