Occupation and cancer - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

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Table 9. Observed number of cancer of the salivary glands 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 [1.35] 0.00 3 0.82 [0.05] 0.00 1 1.50 9 1.25 13 1.01 0.54*1.72
2 Laboratory assistants [0.97] 0.00 3 1.53 [0.07] 0.00 2 2.46 1 0.44 6 0.98 0.36*2.14
3 Physicians [0.46] 0.00 1 1.10 [0.01] 0.00 [0.34] 0.00 2 1.17 3 0.88 0.18*2.56
4 Dentists [0.40] 0.00 [0.88] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 1 3.51 2 1.60 3 1.06 0.22*3.11
5 Nurses 8 1.00 7 0.70 1 3.53 8 1.24 22 1.03 46 1.00 0.73*1.33
6 Assistant nurses 6 1.05 3 0.31 [0.36] 0.00 8 1.28 32 0.83 49 0.81 0.60*1.07
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 2 0.43 4 0.50 [0.08] 0.00 5 0.79 9 0.69 20 0.63 0.38*0.97
8 Teachers 7 0.69 15 0.84 [0.52] 0.00 10 0.82 52 1.07 84 0.94 0.75*1.17
9 Religious workers etc [1.37] 0.00 12 1.26 [0.08] 0.00 5 1.69 11 0.66 28 0.91 0.61*1.32
10 Artistic workers [0.71] 0.00 1 0.66 [0.06] 0.00 1 1.11 2 0.64 4 0.63 0.17*1.62
11 Journalists [0.15] 0.00 1 1.05 [0.02] 0.00 [0.24] 0.00 1 0.68 2 0.71 0.09*2.55
12 Administrators 4 0.95 2 0.62 [0.04] 0.00 2 0.68 8 1.12 16 0.91 0.52*1.48
13 Clerical workers 45 1.10 58 0.99 2 1.34 42 1.11 145 1.23 292 1.14 1.02*1.28
14 Sales agents [0.38] 0.00 9 1.08 [0.14] 0.00 6 1.14 15 0.90 30 0.98 0.66*1.39
15 Shop workers 30 1.07 24 0.81 [0.88] 0.00 28 0.91 68 0.97 150 0.94 0.80*1.10
16 Farmers 17 0.86 15 0.83 1 1.78 24 1.20 6 0.89 63 0.97 0.74*1.24
17 Gardeners 5 1.96 53 1.03 [0.02] 0.00 15 1.26 22 1.21 95 1.13 0.92*1.39
18 Fishermen [0.10] 0.00 1 8.40 [0.03] 0.00 [0.16] 0.00 [0.06] 0.00 1 2.14 0.05*11.93
19 Forestry workers [0.03] 0.00 [0.22] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.22] 0.00 1 2.47 1 1.13 0.03*6.32
20 Miners and quarry workers [0.00] 0.00 [0.09] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.10] 0.00 [0.21] 0.00 0.00*17.97
21 Seamen [0.03] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.08] 0.00 0.00*45.06
22 Transport workers [0.03] 0.00 [1.43] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.17] 0.00 1 0.85 1 0.35 0.01*1.97
23 Drivers [0.69] 0.00 1 1.39 [0.01] 0.00 [0.63] 0.00 1 0.34 2 0.40 0.05*1.45
24 Postal workers [1.46] 0.00 10 1.13 1 3.55 5 0.68 23 1.15 39 1.03 0.73*1.41
25 Textile workers 12 1.30 15 0.75 [0.41] 0.00 9 0.78 31 0.77 67 0.82 0.64*1.05
26 Shoe and leather workers [0.68] 0.00 2 0.82 [0.02] 0.00 1 1.21 3 0.97 6 0.85 0.31*1.85
27 Smelting workers [0.16] 0.00 2 3.50 [0.00] 0.00 [0.10] 0.00 1 1.14 3 1.75 0.36*5.12
28 Mechanics 4 2.47 3 1.13 [0.01] 0.00 1 0.99 5 0.56 13 0.92 0.49*1.57
29 Plumbers [0.02] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 0.00*79.95
30 Welders [0.22] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.08] 0.00 1 2.83 1 1.54 0.04*8.60
31 Electrical workers 1 0.44 [1.82] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [1.10] 0.00 1 0.20 2 0.20 0.02*0.71
32 Wood workers [0.76] 0.00 5 1.01 [0.01] 0.00 1 2.75 1 0.67 7 0.92 0.37*1.90
33 Painters [0.03] 0.00 [0.60] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.08] 0.00 1 2.52 1 0.91 0.02*5.05
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ [0.02] 0.00 4 2.04 [0.00] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 4 1.93 0.53*4.94
35 Bricklayers [0.00] 0.00 [0.07] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.08] 0.00 0.00*47.70
36 Printers [0.85] 0.00 3 1.16 [0.04] 0.00 [1.00] 0.00 4 1.09 7 0.86 0.35*1.77
37 Chemical process workers 1 0.74 1 0.78 [0.01] 0.00 1 1.13 1 0.35 4 0.62 0.17*1.59
38 Food workers 5 0.75 4 0.60 1 1.02 3 0.54 5 0.59 18 0.63 0.38*1.00
39 Beverage workers 2 3.25 [0.37] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 2 3.75 4 2.56 0.70*6.55
40 Tobacco workers [0.85] 0.00 [0.21] 0.00 1 4.98 [0.33] 0.00 1 0.63 0.02*3.51
41 Glass makers etc [1.60] 0.00 4 0.84 [0.03] 0.00 2 1.06 7 0.91 13 0.82 0.43*1.40
42 Packers 1 2.15 6 0.72 [0.08] 0.00 5 1.13 9 0.79 21 0.85 0.52*1.30
43 Engine operators [0.01] 0.00 1 0.73 [0.00] 0.00 [0.07] 0.00 [0.77] 0.00 1 0.45 0.01*2.50
44 Public safety workers [0.05] 0.00 [0.34] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.53] 0.00 1 0.95 1 0.50 0.01*2.81
45 Cooks and stewards [0.02] 0.00 11 1.14 1 3.25 6 0.96 18 1.08 36 1.10 0.77*1.52
46 Domestic assistants 18 1.73 6 0.57 [0.08] 0.00 17 1.04 45 0.98 86 1.03 0.82*1.27
47 Waiters 1 0.57 9 1.10 [0.04] 0.00 8 1.17 20 1.17 38 1.12 0.79*1.54
48 Building caretakers 33 1.10 29 0.90 2 2.97 34 1.19 50 1.10 148 1.08 0.92*1.27
49 Chimney sweeps [0.00] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 0.00*153.18
50 Hairdressers [1.80] 0.00 4 1.26 [0.05] 0.00 2 1.12 9 1.21 15 1.05 0.59*1.74
51 Launderers 6 1.76 [2.51] 0.00 [0.09] 0.00 5 2.01 6 0.68 17 0.98 0.57*1.57
52 Military personnel [0.02] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.10] 0.00 0.00*38.52
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 5 0.59 12 1.17 1 1.38 13 0.87 18 0.88 49 0.89 0.66*1.18
54 Economically inactive 229 1.01 252 1.19 1 0.41 193 0.95 899 1.00 1 574 1.02 0.97*1.07
1 54 All categories 442 1.00 596 1.00 11 1.00 465 1.00 1 571 1.00 3 085 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.