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Table 19. Observed number of cancer of the small intestine 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 4 2.01 3 0.67 [0.08] 0.00 1 0.70 13 1.06 21 1.04 0.64*1.58
2 Laboratory assistants 1 0.71 4 1.59 [0.13] 0.00 [1.77] 0.00 1 0.32 6 0.67 0.25*1.46
3 Physicians 1 1.52 2 1.81 [0.02] 0.00 1 1.40 2 0.73 6 1.14 0.42*2.49
4 Dentists 1 1.70 3 2.56 [0.01] 0.00 [0.59] 0.00 5 2.27 9 1.97 0.90*3.74
5 Nurses 16 1.37 14 1.09 1 1.61 16 1.14 35 0.94 82 1.07 0.85*1.33
6 Assistant nurses 12 1.43 12 0.94 [0.82] 0.00 22 1.56 71 1.10 117 1.16 0.97*1.39
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 5 0.75 11 1.09 [0.18] 0.00 14 1.01 22 1.02 52 0.99 0.74*1.30
8 Teachers 16 1.10 26 1.12 1 0.95 19 0.73 88 1.05 150 1.01 0.86*1.18
9 Religious workers etc 4 2.02 13 1.12 [0.16] 0.00 4 0.62 30 1.12 51 1.08 0.81*1.42
10 Artistic workers [1.05] 0.00 2 1.05 [0.14] 0.00 1 0.52 5 0.94 8 0.77 0.33*1.52
11 Journalists [0.22] 0.00 3 2.46 [0.03] 0.00 [0.53] 0.00 4 1.63 7 1.57 0.63*3.24
12 Administrators 6 0.96 3 0.73 [0.11] 0.00 11 1.73 14 1.17 34 1.18 0.82*1.65
13 Clerical workers 62 1.04 76 1.01 2 0.61 77 0.93 210 1.01 427 1.00 0.91*1.09
14 Salesagents [0.54] 0.00 9 0.82 [0.36] 0.00 16 1.44 27 0.91 52 0.99 0.74*1.29
15 Shop workers 37 0.90 27 0.68 [2.09] 0.00 69 1.00 137 1.04 270 0.95 0.84*1.07
16 Farmers 26 0.91 15 0.62 3 1.96 44 0.97 11 0.94 99 0.89 0.72*1.08
17 Gardeners 3 0.81 74 1.05 [0.05] 0.00 28 1.03 34 0.98 139 1.02 0.86*1.21
18 Fishermen [0.14] 0.00 [0.16] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 [0.36] 0.00 [0.11] 0.00 [0.82] 0.00 0.00*4.50
19 Forestry workers [0.04] 0.00 [0.31] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 2 3.83 [0.73] 0.00 2 1.24 0.15*4.49
20 Miners and quarry workers [0.00] 0.00 [0.13] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.17] 0.00 [0.33] 0.00 0.00*11.11
21 Seamen [0.04] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 1 12.11 [0.02] 0.00 1 7.20 0.18*40.12
22 Transport workers [0.04] 0.00 1 0.52 [0.05] 0.00 1 2.63 1 0.49 3 0.68 0.14*1.97
23 Drivers 2 1.95 1 1.07 [0.03] 0.00 [1.39] 0.00 6 1.21 9 1.08 0.49*2.05
24 Postal workers 2 0.92 11 0.93 2 2.73 13 0.82 48 1.28 76 1.11 0.88*1.39
25 Textile workers 8 0.58 34 1.27 [1.23] 0.00 26 1.06 76 0.98 144 1.00 0.85*1.18
26 Shoe and leather workers 1 0.99 2 0.60 [0.06] 0.00 2 1.13 7 1.18 12 0.99 0.51*1.74
27 Smelting workers [0.25] 0.00 [0.77] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.21] 0.00 4 2.58 4 1.43 0.39*3.67
28 Mechanics 5 2.08 6 1.70 [0.01] 0.00 2 0.90 14 0.89 27 1.13 0.75*1.65
29 Plumbers [0.02] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.07] 0.00 0.00*52.85
30 Welders [0.28] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.17] 0.00 [0.57] 0.00 [1.02] 0.00 0.00*3.60
31 Electrical workers 5 1.48 2 0.87 [0.01] 0.00 1 0.42 5 0.57 13 0.77 0.41*1.32
32 Wood workers [1.12] 0.00 8 1.19 [0.02] 0.00 1 1.22 3 1.16 12 1.06 0.55*1.86
33 Painters [0.04] 0.00 [0.79] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 1 5.48 [0.70] 0.00 1 0.58 0.01*3.23
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ [0.03] 0.00 1 0.38 [0.00] 0.00 [0.07] 0.00 [0.08] 0.00 1 0.35 0.01*1.95
35 Bricklayers [0.01] 0.00 [0.09] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.11] 0.00 0.00*34.69
36 Printers 2 1.55 3 0.88 [0.11] 0.00 [2.12] 0.00 5 0.75 10 0.74 0.35*1.35
37 Chemical process workers 3 1.47 2 1.15 [0.05] 0.00 4 2.11 9 1.70 18 1.63 0.97*2.58
38 Food workers 10 1.01 14 1.55 3 1.18 10 0.83 21 1.31 58 1.17 0.89*1.51
39 Beverage workers [0.96] 0.00 1 1.99 [0.01] 0.00 [0.11] 0.00 [1.01] 0.00 1 0.39 0.01*2.15
40 Tobacco workers 4 3.04 2 7.01 [0.41] 0.00 [0.64] 0.00 6 2.27 0.83*4.93
41 Glass makers etc 2 0.83 2 0.31 [0.07] 0.00 2 0.49 9 0.64 15 0.55 0.31*0.91
42 Packers 1 1.44 14 1.24 1 3.94 13 1.32 23 1.09 52 1.20 0.90*1.58
43 Engine operators [0.02] 0.00 2 1.09 [0.00] 0.00 [0.14] 0.00 1 0.78 3 0.91 0.19*2.67
44 Public safety workers [0.08] 0.00 [0.44] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 [1.21] 0.00 2 1.22 2 0.59 0.07*2.12
45 Cooks and stewards [0.03] 0.00 14 1.10 2 2.16 16 1.19 34 1.10 66 1.14 0.88*1.45
46 Domestic assistants 19 1.23 11 0.80 [0.27] 0.00 35 0.99 73 0.91 138 0.95 0.81*1.13
47 Waiters 2 0.75 11 1.02 [0.10] 0.00 16 1.07 32 1.00 61 1.01 0.77*1.29
48 Building caretakers 39 0.86 34 0.78 1 0.53 65 1.01 88 1.07 227 0.96 0.84*1.09
49 Chimney sweeps [0.00] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 0.00*103.96
50 Hairdressers 3 1.12 3 0.72 [0.10] 0.00 5 1.30 13 0.98 24 1.00 0.64*1.48
51 Launderers 4 0.79 3 0.88 [0.30] 0.00 4 0.74 18 1.07 29 0.93 0.63*1.34
52 Military personnel [0.03] 0.00 1 21.70 [0.02] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 1 7.26 0.18*40.47
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 9 0.70 17 1.26 2 1.02 28 0.84 36 0.98 92 0.94 0.75*1.15
54 Economicallyinactive 351 1.01 303 1.03 10 1.54 409 1.01 1 696 0.98 2 769 1.00 0.96*1.04
1 54 All categories 666 1.00 800 1.00 28 1.00 980 1.00 2 933 1.00 5 407 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.