Occupation and cancer - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

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Table 8. Observed number of cancer of the salivary glands 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 25 0.71 47 1.26 1 2.63 16 0.74 147 1.01 236 0.98 0.86*1.11
2 Laboratory assistants [0.70] 0.00 1 1.06 [0.07] 0.00 1 0.98 1 1.23 3 0.85 0.17*2.47
3 Physicians 1 0.34 1 0.46 [0.15] 0.00 8 2.91 8 1.16 18 1.21 0.72*1.91
4 Dentists 4 4.61 [0.45] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 1 0.81 2 0.61 7 1.19 0.48*2.45
5 Nurses [0.04] 0.00 [0.15] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.15] 0.00 1 1.92 1 1.16 0.03*6.48
6 Assistant nurses 2 2.37 1 7.02 [0.02] 0.00 [0.46] 0.00 2 0.79 5 1.25 0.41*2.92
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 6 2.42 1 0.49 [0.05] 0.00 2 1.87 5 0.87 14 1.23 0.67*2.06
8 Teachers 19 1.21 21 1.39 [0.55] 0.00 18 1.15 43 1.12 101 1.18 0.97*1.44
9 Religious workers etc 5 0.77 12 1.40 [0.38] 0.00 6 0.76 34 1.11 57 1.06 0.80*1.37
10 Artistic workers [1.99] 0.00 1 0.34 [0.10] 0.00 3 1.31 13 1.44 17 1.04 0.61*1.67
11 Journalists 1 1.06 [1.42] 0.00 [0.06] 0.00 [1.02] 0.00 6 1.41 7 0.91 0.36*1.87
12 Administrators 38 0.97 30 1.35 [1.04] 0.00 33 1.21 55 1.00 156 1.08 0.92*1.26
13 Clerical workers 32 1.84 15 1.03 1 0.85 17 0.82 65 1.08 130 1.14 0.96*1.36
14 Sales agents 3 0.33 17 0.80 1 1.72 26 1.10 107 1.22 154 1.08 0.92*1.27
15 Shop workers 52 1.32 14 1.49 1 2.52 15 1.58 23 0.82 105 1.21 1.00*1.47
16 Farmers 64 0.84 101 1.08 1 0.58 65 1.02 124 0.87 355 0.94 0.85*1.04
17 Gardeners 4 0.37 12 0.84 [0.06] 0.00 14 0.88 56 1.04 86 0.91 0.73*1.12
18 Fishermen 5 1.39 2 1.59 1 1.06 17 0.83 9 1.58 34 1.06 0.74*1.49
19 Forestry workers 1 0.64 9 0.54 [0.01] 0.00 11 0.94 27 0.69 48 0.69 0.51*0.92
20 Miners and quarry workers [0.47] 0.00 4 1.48 [0.01] 0.00 7 2.08 5 0.51 16 0.97 0.56*1.58
21 Seamen 2 0.51 6 1.65 1 3.84 17 0.99 4 0.45 30 0.89 0.60*1.27
22 Transport workers 5 0.60 13 1.26 [0.55] 0.00 9 1.02 45 1.56 72 1.26 0.99*1.59
23 Drivers 27 0.98 30 0.86 2 2.59 22 0.88 73 1.00 154 0.96 0.82*1.12
24 Postal workers 7 1.28 8 1.52 [0.10] 0.00 10 2.10 17 1.06 42 1.33 0.96*1.79
25 Textile workers 5 1.04 3 0.89 [0.18] 0.00 9 1.78 20 1.16 37 1.21 0.85*1.67
26 Shoe and leather workers 2 1.68 [1.47] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 [2.12] 0.00 6 0.89 8 0.69 0.30*1.36
27 Smelting workers 9 0.82 4 0.77 [0.25] 0.00 3 0.43 20 0.72 36 0.71 0.49*0.98
28 Mechanics 23 0.78 36 1.03 1 1.37 25 0.72 129 0.98 214 0.92 0.81*1.06
29 Plumbers 2 0.76 4 0.68 [0.12] 0.00 3 0.74 11 0.72 20 0.72 0.44*1.11
30 Welders 3 0.51 [0.04] 0.00 8 1.73 9 0.51 20 0.71 0.44*1.10
31 Electrical workers 8 1.13 11 0.73 1 2.28 18 1.16 59 1.28 97 1.15 0.94*1.41
32 Wood workers 18 0.89 30 0.86 1 2.32 39 1.01 65 0.75 153 0.85 0.72*0.99
33 Painters 4 0.61 10 1.31 [0.17] 0.00 2 0.31 23 0.91 39 0.85 0.60*1.16
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ 25 0.99 20 0.88 2 2.30 4 0.51 44 0.94 95 0.92 0.74*1.12
35 Bricklayers 12 1.64 1 0.27 6 1.56 9 0.81 28 1.08 0.72*1.56
36 Printers 4 0.84 3 0.81 [0.13] 0.00 9 2.20 14 1.01 30 1.13 0.76*1.61
37 Chemical process workers 4 0.94 6 1.03 [0.08] 0.00 7 0.81 19 0.91 36 0.91 0.64*1.26
38 Food workers 14 1.01 2 0.47 [0.70] 0.00 9 0.91 28 1.33 53 1.06 0.80*1.39
39 Beverage workers 1 0.60 1 3.77 [0.01] 0.00 [0.12] 0.00 2 1.68 4 1.22 0.33*3.14
40 Tobacco workers [0.27] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.15] 0.00 [0.10] 0.00 [0.57] 0.00 0.00*6.49
41 Glass makers etc 3 0.37 5 0.81 [0.12] 0.00 2 0.41 31 1.34 41 0.97 0.69*1.31
42 Packers 10 1.38 8 0.64 [0.41] 0.00 14 0.94 36 0.86 68 0.89 0.69*1.12
43 Engine operators 10 1.34 13 0.75 [0.51] 0.00 11 1.24 34 0.95 68 0.97 0.76*1.23
44 Public safety workers 11 1.66 4 0.41 1 2.72 6 0.94 23 1.09 45 1.02 0.74*1.36
45 Cooks and stewards 1 1.82 [0.69] 0.00 [0.17] 0.00 3 1.02 5 1.26 9 1.08 0.50*2.06
46 Domestic assistants [0.01] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.41] 0.00 [0.48] 0.00 0.00*7.67
47 Waiters 2 1.77 1 1.49 [0.02] 0.00 2 1.61 4 1.95 9 1.76 0.80*3.34
48 Building caretakers 11 1.51 5 0.62 [0.17] 0.00 4 1.21 19 1.15 39 1.10 0.79*1.51
49 Chimney sweeps [0.19] 0.00 [0.59] 0.00 [0.33] 0.00 1 0.83 1 0.43 0.01*2.40
50 Hairdressers 4 1.95 [0.18] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.96] 0.00 3 0.73 7 0.96 0.39*1.98
51 Launderers [1.02] 0.00 [0.18] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.56] 0.00 2 0.69 2 0.43 0.05*1.54
52 Military personnel 3 0.81 4 1.16 6 1.07 11 0.90 24 0.96 0.62*1.43
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 26 1.16 16 1.66 1 0.66 32 1.15 52 1.03 127 1.14 0.95*1.35
54 Economically inactive 27 1.20 61 1.18 2 1.95 13 0.84 91 1.13 194 1.13 0.98*1.30
1 54 All categories 542 1.00 597 1.00 18 1.00 553 1.00 1 642 1.00 3 352 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.
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