Occupation and cancer - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

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Table 18. Observed number of cancer of the small intestine 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 52 1.11 58 1.05 2 1.74 32 0.80 324 1.00 468 1.00 0.92*1.10
2 Laboratory assistants 1 1.06 2 1.46 [0.21] 0.00 1 0.54 2 1.15 6 0.98 0.36*2.14
3 Physicians 5 1.29 2 0.63 [0.41] 0.00 8 1.60 18 1.20 33 1.20 0.83*1.69
4 Dentists 2 1.80 [0.65] 0.00 [0.11] 0.00 [2.23] 0.00 7 0.97 9 0.80 0.36*1.51
5 Nurses [0.05] 0.00 1 4.78 [0.00] 0.00 [0.26] 0.00 [0.99] 0.00 1 0.66 0.02*3.69
6 Assistant nurses 1 0.90 1 5.05 [0.05] 0.00 2 2.44 5 0.94 9 1.20 0.55*2.27
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 2 0.59 4 1.31 [0.12] 0.00 3 1.58 15 1.21 24 1.15 0.74*1.71
8 Teachers 23 1.13 33 1.47 1 0.65 24 0.84 95 1.13 176 1.12 0.97*1.30
9 Religious workers etc 9 1.03 13 1.02 1 0.96 15 1.06 70 1.07 108 1.06 0.88*1.28
10 Artistic workers 2 0.73 6 1.38 [0.28] 0.00 3 0.73 24 1.22 35 1.12 0.78*1.56
11 Journalists [1.27] 0.00 3 1.41 [0.17] 0.00 2 1.10 11 1.20 16 1.10 0.63*1.79
12 Administrators 48 0.90 47 1.40 1 0.41 55 1.13 143 1.18 294 1.13 1.01*1.27
13 Clerical workers 22 0.94 21 0.97 5 1.80 39 1.05 155 1.18 242 1.12 0.99*1.27
14 Sales agents 11 0.90 40 1.26 2 1.41 52 1.24 227 1.19 332 1.19 1.07*1.33
15 Shop workers 60 1.11 8 0.58 1 1.02 20 1.17 77 1.25 166 1.12 0.97*1.31
16 Farmers 73 0.70 129 0.91 2 0.52 92 0.84 244 0.78 540 0.81 0.74*0.88
17 Gardeners 10 0.68 14 0.66 [0.12] 0.00 27 0.97 93 0.79 144 0.80 0.68*0.94
18 Fishermen 10 2.02 3 1.60 4 1.48 35 0.99 8 0.65 60 1.05 0.80*1.35
19 Forestry workers [2.19] 0.00 20 0.80 [0.02] 0.00 23 1.14 58 0.68 101 0.76 0.63*0.93
20 Miners and quarry workers [0.68] 0.00 2 0.50 [0.04] 0.00 8 1.35 21 0.99 31 0.97 0.66*1.38
21 Seamen 7 1.32 9 1.66 1 1.44 30 0.97 22 1.16 69 1.13 0.88*1.43
22 Transport workers 11 0.95 13 0.82 [1.31] 0.00 17 1.07 66 1.02 107 0.98 0.81*1.18
23 Drivers 39 1.03 54 1.04 1 0.50 57 1.29 175 1.10 326 1.10 0.99*1.23
24 Postal workers 11 1.53 6 0.76 1 4.15 9 1.08 50 1.44 77 1.32 1.04*1.65
25 Textile workers 13 1.91 4 0.80 1 2.52 10 1.13 48 1.28 76 1.30 1.02*1.63
26 Shoe and leather workers 4 2.35 1 0.46 [0.08] 0.00 2 0.55 20 1.38 27 1.22 0.81*1.78
27 Smelting workers 9 0.60 8 1.04 1 1.68 20 1.63 44 0.73 82 0.86 0.68*1.07
28 Mechanics 41 1.01 54 1.04 2 1.03 55 0.89 279 0.96 431 0.97 0.88*1.06
29 Plumbers 6 1.67 5 0.58 1 3.22 8 1.10 41 1.23 61 1.15 0.88*1.47
30 Welders 7 0.82 [0.12] 0.00 14 1.65 39 1.01 60 1.08 0.82*1.38
31 Electrical workers 13 1.38 19 0.85 1 0.81 34 1.23 113 1.12 180 1.11 0.96*1.29
32 Wood workers 22 0.79 40 0.76 [1.06] 0.00 68 0.99 171 0.91 301 0.89 0.80*1.00
33 Painters 9 0.98 10 0.89 [0.44] 0.00 6 0.53 57 1.04 82 0.94 0.75*1.17
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ 41 1.15 35 1.02 5 2.21 14 1.00 99 0.98 194 1.04 0.90*1.19
35 Bricklayers 7 0.69 4 0.73 10 1.47 26 1.07 47 1.00 0.74*1.34
36 Printers 7 1.10 6 1.12 1 2.64 8 1.10 32 1.06 54 1.09 0.82*1.42
37 Chemical process workers 2 0.33 9 1.04 [0.19] 0.00 9 0.60 55 1.22 75 1.00 0.79*1.26
38 Food workers 24 1.24 5 0.80 3 1.93 14 0.81 41 0.89 87 0.96 0.77*1.18
39 Beverage workers 3 1.24 [0.41] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.24] 0.00 3 1.19 6 1.07 0.39*2.33
40 Tobacco workers 2 5.06 [0.07] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 1 3.95 [0.21] 0.00 3 3.21 0.66*9.38
41 Glass makers etc 10 0.87 14 1.53 [0.28] 0.00 5 0.57 59 1.17 88 1.10 0.88*1.36
42 Packers 9 0.87 27 1.46 1 1.10 20 0.77 76 0.85 133 0.92 0.77*1.09
43 Engine operators 9 0.88 29 1.13 [1.34] 0.00 12 0.75 86 1.11 136 1.04 0.88*1.23
44 Public safety workers 3 0.32 15 1.03 1 1.11 14 1.24 44 0.96 77 0.94 0.74*1.17
45 Cooks and stewards 2 2.65 1 1.00 1 2.13 5 0.95 7 0.83 16 1.01 0.57*1.63
46 Domestic assistants [0.01] 0.00 [0.06] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 2 2.42 2 2.13 0.26*7.71
47 Waiters 3 1.83 3 3.10 [0.05] 0.00 3 1.36 2 0.46 11 1.20 0.60*2.14
48 Building caretakers 14 1.36 11 0.91 [0.36] 0.00 7 1.20 32 0.91 64 1.00 0.77*1.28
49 Chimney sweeps [0.26] 0.00 1 1.12 1 1.70 4 1.54 6 1.38 0.51*3.01
50 Hairdressers 3 1.02 [0.26] 0.00 [0.06] 0.00 1 0.61 10 1.12 14 1.01 0.55*1.69
51 Launderers 1 0.70 [0.26] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 1 1.01 10 1.56 12 1.31 0.68*2.30
52 Military personnel 5 1.06 2 0.39 13 1.28 27 0.99 47 1.00 0.73*1.32
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 37 1.17 11 0.76 4 1.10 40 0.84 94 0.87 186 0.90 0.78*1.04
54 Economically inactive 46 1.40 78 1.07 1 0.38 27 1.09 139 0.84 291 0.98 0.87*1.10
1 54 All categories 744 1.00 888 1.00 45 1.00 976 1.00 3 570 1.00 6 223 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.
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