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Table 4. Observed number of lip cancer 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 74 0.44 78 0.49 1 1.16 43 0.47 290 0.66 486 0.56 0.52*0.62
2 Laboratory assistants 1 0.30 3 0.81 [0.17] 0.00 3 0.62 2 1.51 9 0.68 0.31*1.28
3 Physicians 1 0.07 [8.94] 0.00 [0.38] 0.00 5 0.37 10 0.52 16 0.28 0.16*0.46
4 Dentists 1 0.24 [2.00] 0.00 [0.08] 0.00 6 0.98 6 0.59 13 0.58 0.31*0.99
5 Nurses 1 5.29 [0.29] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 1 2.61 [0.52] 0.00 2 1.44 0.17*5.21
6 Assistant nurses 4 1.01 1 4.68 [0.04] 0.00 1 0.40 4 0.59 10 0.75 0.36*1.37
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 2 0.16 6 0.62 [0.10] 0.00 1 0.19 15 0.86 24 0.54 0.34*0.80
8 Teachers 33 0.44 26 0.38 1 0.74 31 0.44 45 0.42 136 0.42 0.36*0.50
9 Religious workers etc 14 0.43 9 0.26 [0.94] 0.00 15 0.39 44 0.53 82 0.43 0.34*0.54
10 Artistic workers 3 0.31 3 0.22 [0.26] 0.00 4 0.35 10 0.37 20 0.32 0.20*0.50
11 Journalists 2 0.44 1 0.15 1 6.78 3 0.62 5 0.39 12 0.41 0.21*0.72
12 Administrators 74 0.38 39 0.36 1 0.37 71 0.50 94 0.49 279 0.44 0.39*0.49
13 Clerical workers 33 0.40 46 0.60 2 0.66 45 0.43 113 0.57 239 0.52 0.45*0.59
14 Sales agents 27 0.62 51 0.48 2 1.32 65 0.51 157 0.55 302 0.54 0.48*0.60
15 Shop workers 90 0.46 25 0.62 1 0.97 31 0.69 51 0.58 198 0.54 0.47*0.62
16 Farmers 621 1.56 952 1.53 10 2.18 578 1.45 978 1.68 3 139 1.57 1.51*1.62
17 Gardeners 69 1.25 120 1.53 [0.15] 0.00 133 1.44 355 1.76 677 1.58 1.47*1.71
18 Fishermen 57 3.33 14 1.79 1 0.51 232 1.92 80 3.65 384 2.27 2.05*2.51
19 Forestry workers 18 2.22 124 1.35 [0.02] 0.00 114 1.58 189 1.29 445 1.40 1.27*1.53
20 Miners and quarry workers 3 1.27 21 1.44 [0.03] 0.00 29 1.56 45 1.28 98 1.39 1.13*1.69
21 Seamen 28 1.58 23 1.25 [0.62] 0.00 92 1.06 42 1.42 185 1.21 1.05*1.40
22 Transport workers 34 0.82 44 0.76 [1.44] 0.00 35 0.74 91 0.95 204 0.84 0.73*0.96
23 Drivers 199 1.54 156 0.91 2 1.06 127 1.00 262 1.14 746 1.13 1.05*1.22
24 Postal workers 22 0.86 9 0.34 [0.27] 0.00 19 0.73 32 0.61 82 0.63 0.50*0.78
25 Textile workers 12 0.50 15 0.78 [0.50] 0.00 22 0.75 48 0.74 97 0.70 0.57*0.86
26 Shoe and leather workers 2 0.34 3 0.35 [0.11] 0.00 10 0.76 17 0.62 32 0.58 0.39*0.82
27 Smelting workers 44 0.87 29 1.02 1 1.54 40 1.03 81 0.81 195 0.89 0.78*1.03
28 Mechanics 113 0.81 94 0.57 [1.67] 0.00 118 0.68 376 0.90 701 0.78 0.73*0.84
29 Plumbers 9 0.73 20 0.73 [0.30] 0.00 13 0.67 38 0.79 80 0.74 0.59*0.92
30 Welders 12 0.53 [0.10] 0.00 26 1.27 47 0.93 85 0.91 0.72*1.12
31 Electrical workers 19 0.59 50 0.75 1 1.05 70 0.93 132 0.97 272 0.87 0.77*0.98
32 Wood workers 100 1.01 216 1.06 2 1.83 248 1.15 321 1.02 887 1.06 0.99*1.13
33 Painters 18 0.57 30 0.73 [0.41] 0.00 24 0.65 45 0.51 117 0.59 0.49*0.71
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ 255 2.05 162 1.21 3 1.49 58 1.39 248 1.46 726 1.54 1.43*1.65
35 Bricklayers 42 1.18 18 0.84 26 1.19 31 0.75 117 0.98 0.81*1.17
36 Printers 5 0.23 7 0.44 [0.31] 0.00 6 0.29 18 0.41 36 0.35 0.25*0.49
37 Chemical process workers 24 1.14 29 1.00 1 4.70 62 1.22 86 1.12 202 1.14 0.99*1.31
38 Food workers 64 0.95 20 0.94 3 1.60 46 0.82 57 0.77 190 0.86 0.75*0.99
39 Beverage workers 10 1.28 [1.51] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.39] 0.00 6 1.33 16 1.12 0.64*1.82
40 Tobacco workers 2 1.45 1 4.23 [0.00] 0.00 1 1.08 [0.31] 0.00 4 1.40 0.38*3.59
41 Glass makers etc 52 1.30 28 0.92 [0.32] 0.00 21 0.82 106 1.32 207 1.17 1.02*1.34
42 Packers 42 1.18 81 1.20 [1.08] 0.00 71 0.83 161 1.05 355 1.03 0.93*1.15
43 Engine operators 55 1.54 88 1.08 [1.22] 0.00 42 0.99 131 1.14 316 1.15 1.03*1.28
44 Public safety workers 20 0.58 30 0.61 2 2.13 25 0.72 46 0.72 123 0.67 0.56*0.80
45 Cooks and stewards 2 0.82 [2.53] 0.00 [0.39] 0.00 15 1.05 9 0.82 26 0.85 0.56*1.25
46 Domestic assistants [0.03] 0.00 [0.22] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.10] 0.00 [0.68] 0.00 [1.02] 0.00 0.00*3.61
47 Waiters [4.95] 0.00 1 0.43 [0.03] 0.00 3 0.46 3 0.53 7 0.36 0.14*0.74
48 Building caretakers 33 0.92 34 0.75 1 2.02 15 0.82 71 1.21 154 0.97 0.83*1.14
49 Chimney sweeps 1 1.14 6 1.78 [1.84] 0.00 4 1.07 11 1.12 0.56*2.00
50 Hairdressers 3 0.29 [0.92] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 3 0.56 7 0.47 13 0.41 0.22*0.70
51 Launderers 2 0.39 1 1.11 [0.05] 0.00 3 0.93 4 0.38 10 0.50 0.24*0.93
52 Military personnel 4 0.24 8 0.61 19 0.76 35 0.95 66 0.72 0.55*0.91
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 132 1.25 53 0.98 3 0.76 238 1.42 251 1.34 677 1.31 1.21*1.41
54 Economically inactive 169 1.68 444 1.28 6 2.24 87 0.95 261 0.94 967 1.18 1.11*1.26
1 54 All categories 2 645 1.00 3 231 1.00 45 1.00 2 996 1.00 5 560 1.00 14 477 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.