Occupation and cancer - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

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Table 30. Observed number of nasal 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 56 1.15 24 0.78 [0.47] 0.00 15 0.56 111 0.88 206 0.88 0.77*1.01
2 Laboratory assistants 1 1.04 [0.76] 0.00 [0.08] 0.00 [1.33] 0.00 [0.62] 0.00 1 0.27 0.01*1.48
3 Physicians 3 0.75 [1.75] 0.00 [0.19] 0.00 5 1.37 4 0.70 12 0.78 0.40*1.37
4 Dentists [1.17] 0.00 1 2.75 [0.05] 0.00 2 1.22 [2.85] 0.00 3 0.49 0.10*1.45
5 Nurses [0.05] 0.00 [0.11] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.16] 0.00 1 3.01 1 1.54 0.04*8.58
6 Assistant nurses 2 1.72 [0.10] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.64] 0.00 4 1.90 6 1.49 0.55*3.25
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 3 0.87 2 1.15 [0.05] 0.00 [1.45] 0.00 4 0.82 9 0.78 0.36*1.48
8 Teachers 21 0.99 6 0.48 [0.66] 0.00 11 0.55 22 0.68 60 0.69 0.53*0.89
9 Religious workers etc 6 0.67 9 1.28 [0.46] 0.00 12 1.14 19 0.75 46 0.88 0.65*1.18
10 Artistic workers 3 1.09 4 1.63 [0.13] 0.00 2 0.65 3 0.39 12 0.74 0.38*1.30
11 Journalists [1.30] 0.00 1 0.83 [0.07] 0.00 1 0.75 4 1.10 6 0.80 0.29*1.73
12 Administrators 54 0.99 25 1.31 2 1.70 43 1.16 40 0.81 164 1.02 0.87*1.19
13 Clerical workers 25 1.06 13 1.03 2 1.46 23 0.83 42 0.79 105 0.89 0.73*1.07
14 Sales agents 14 1.12 15 0.83 [0.67] 0.00 21 0.64 68 0.88 118 0.84 0.70*1.00
15 Shop workers 45 0.83 8 1.03 [0.48] 0.00 14 1.13 28 1.15 95 0.95 0.77*1.17
16 Farmers 65 0.61 72 0.84 3 1.48 83 0.88 118 0.87 341 0.81 0.72*0.90
17 Gardeners 6 0.40 12 0.97 [0.07] 0.00 14 0.60 40 0.81 72 0.72 0.56*0.91
18 Fishermen 9 1.81 1 0.89 2 1.82 36 1.21 8 1.51 56 1.33 1.00*1.72
19 Forestry workers 2 0.92 16 1.09 [0.01] 0.00 19 1.09 38 1.05 75 1.06 0.84*1.33
20 Miners and quarry workers 1 1.50 2 0.84 [0.02] 0.00 3 0.63 6 0.67 12 0.72 0.37*1.25
21 Seamen 6 1.12 1 0.32 1 3.32 21 0.91 12 1.55 41 1.03 0.74*1.40
22 Transport workers 13 1.10 6 0.64 [0.63] 0.00 13 1.05 24 0.93 56 0.93 0.70*1.21
23 Drivers 40 1.05 23 0.77 [0.88] 0.00 46 1.36 75 1.18 184 1.11 0.96*1.28
24 Postal workers 4 0.53 2 0.44 [0.12] 0.00 8 1.20 18 1.27 32 0.97 0.66*1.37
25 Textile workers 4 0.59 4 1.37 [0.21] 0.00 9 1.24 21 1.33 38 1.15 0.82*1.58
26 Shoe and leather workers 6 3.62 2 1.56 [0.04] 0.00 3 0.94 6 0.93 17 1.35 0.79*2.16
27 Smelting workers 15 1.00 3 0.66 [0.28] 0.00 22 2.24 26 1.03 66 1.20 0.93*1.53
28 Mechanics 40 0.99 31 1.05 [0.87] 0.00 55 1.18 105 0.91 231 0.99 0.87*1.13
29 Plumbers 2 0.55 3 0.61 [0.14] 0.00 2 0.37 20 1.50 27 0.99 0.65*1.44
30 Welders 5 1.05 [0.05] 0.00 8 1.37 16 1.07 29 1.13 0.76*1.62
31 Electrical workers 5 0.52 11 0.87 [0.50] 0.00 24 1.16 39 0.99 79 0.95 0.76*1.19
32 Wood workers 74 2.64 46 1.46 1 1.94 74 1.35 160 2.04 355 1.84 1.66*2.04
33 Painters 14 1.52 4 0.61 [0.19] 0.00 7 0.75 18 0.80 43 0.90 0.65*1.21
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ 39 1.12 36 1.75 1 1.00 10 0.92 51 1.19 137 1.24 1.05*1.47
35 Bricklayers 9 0.89 3 0.91 4 0.73 13 1.28 29 1.00 0.67*1.43
36 Printers 8 1.24 1 0.33 [0.15] 0.00 5 0.91 8 0.66 22 0.81 0.51*1.22
37 Chemical process workers 9 1.51 7 1.40 [0.09] 0.00 10 0.80 21 1.10 47 1.10 0.81*1.46
38 Food workers 13 0.67 3 0.84 2 2.42 13 0.92 16 0.84 47 0.83 0.61*1.10
39 Beverage workers 6 2.58 [0.24] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.13] 0.00 2 1.79 8 2.09 0.90*4.12
40 Tobacco workers 1 2.63 1 24.56 [0.00] 0.00 1 4.44 [0.08] 0.00 3 4.10 0.85*11.98
41 Glass makers etc 10 0.88 6 1.14 1 6.87 14 2.09 19 0.91 50 1.13 0.84*1.49
42 Packers 10 0.99 13 1.19 1 2.12 14 0.66 39 1.02 77 0.95 0.75*1.19
43 Engine operators 8 0.78 18 1.23 1 1.65 11 0.95 34 1.08 72 1.05 0.82*1.32
44 Public safety workers 9 0.93 12 1.42 [0.45] 0.00 8 0.89 13 0.72 42 0.92 0.66*1.24
45 Cooks and stewards 2 2.69 [0.55] 0.00 1 5.15 2 0.52 6 1.81 11 1.27 0.63*2.27
46 Domestic assistants [0.01] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.31] 0.00 [0.39] 0.00 0.00*9.58
47 Waiters 3 1.94 1 1.86 [0.02] 0.00 1 0.59 3 1.74 8 1.45 0.63*2.86
48 Building caretakers 14 1.38 10 1.40 [0.19] 0.00 5 1.08 9 0.60 38 1.02 0.72*1.41
49 Chimney sweeps [0.26] 0.00 1 1.87 [0.47] 0.00 1 0.96 2 0.86 0.10*3.12
50 Hairdressers 2 0.69 [0.15] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 3 2.21 3 0.81 8 0.98 0.42*1.94
51 Launderers 4 2.80 [0.15] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.81] 0.00 4 1.51 8 1.58 0.68*3.12
52 Military personnel 1 0.20 1 0.36 3 0.42 6 0.57 11 0.43 0.22*0.77
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 38 1.23 6 0.70 1 0.58 39 0.95 40 0.86 124 0.96 0.81*1.15
54 Economically inactive 22 0.78 49 1.07 2 1.61 31 1.38 77 1.03 181 1.05 0.91*1.22
1 54 All categories 747 1.00 520 1.00 21 1.00 770 1.00 1 465 1.00 3 523 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.
Occupation and cancer in Nordic countries 695