Occupation and cancer - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

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Table 39. Observed number of breast 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 32 1.01 24 1.30 2 3.15 10 0.68 103 1.05 171 1.04 0.90*1.21
2 Laboratory assistants [0.62] 0.00 [0.47] 0.00 [0.12] 0.00 1 1.42 [0.46] 0.00 1 0.42 0.01*2.34
3 Physicians 4 1.50 1 0.92 1 3.90 1 0.51 4 0.89 11 1.05 0.52*1.88
4 Dentists [0.76] 0.00 [0.23] 0.00 [0.06] 0.00 3 3.45 2 0.89 5 1.20 0.39*2.80
5 Nurses [0.04] 0.00 [0.07] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 1 12.43 [0.25] 0.00 1 2.29 0.06*12.75
6 Assistant nurses 1 1.34 [0.06] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.33] 0.00 1 0.63 2 0.73 0.09*2.63
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 3 1.34 1 1.00 [0.07] 0.00 1 1.34 6 1.58 11 1.40 0.70*2.50
8 Teachers 11 0.79 9 1.18 [0.93] 0.00 13 1.19 34 1.33 67 1.14 0.88*1.44
9 Religious workers etc 3 0.50 6 1.41 [0.60] 0.00 6 1.07 17 0.86 32 0.89 0.61*1.25
10 Artistic workers 4 2.22 3 2.05 [0.16] 0.00 6 3.68 5 0.83 18 1.63 0.97*2.57
11 Journalists 1 1.18 [0.70] 0.00 [0.09] 0.00 1 1.41 12 4.28 14 2.72 1.49*4.56
12 Administrators 36 1.00 15 1.35 [1.47] 0.00 15 0.76 51 1.33 117 1.10 0.91*1.31
13 Clerical workers 16 1.04 11 1.53 2 1.19 20 1.36 49 1.19 98 1.22 0.99*1.49
14 Sales agents 9 1.12 18 1.71 1 1.18 12 0.70 60 1.01 100 1.04 0.86*1.27
15 Shop workers 41 1.15 4 0.86 [0.61] 0.00 4 0.61 17 0.90 66 0.99 0.77*1.26
16 Farmers 58 0.81 29 0.63 4 1.63 50 1.01 86 0.82 227 0.83 0.72*0.94
17 Gardeners 9 0.90 7 0.99 [0.08] 0.00 9 0.76 39 1.02 64 0.95 0.73*1.22
18 Fishermen 4 1.26 1 1.61 1 0.66 14 0.92 5 1.23 25 1.02 0.66*1.50
19 Forestry workers 2 1.37 4 0.49 [0.01] 0.00 7 0.78 17 0.62 30 0.65 0.44*0.93
20 Miners and quarry workers 2 4.66 1 0.76 [0.03] 0.00 6 2.46 8 1.19 17 1.55 0.90*2.49
21 Seamen 4 1.20 2 1.11 [0.41] 0.00 10 0.83 7 1.18 23 0.98 0.62*1.46
22 Transport workers 6 0.78 6 1.19 [0.78] 0.00 7 1.06 21 1.05 40 1.00 0.71*1.36
23 Drivers 14 0.58 7 0.41 [1.17] 0.00 13 0.74 56 1.15 90 0.83 0.66*1.02
24 Postal workers 2 0.42 1 0.39 [0.14] 0.00 5 1.46 11 1.01 19 0.87 0.52*1.36
25 Textile workers 2 0.46 2 1.19 1 4.04 5 1.32 10 0.82 20 0.90 0.55*1.39
26 Shoe and leather workers 1 0.92 [0.72] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 1 0.63 5 1.02 7 0.84 0.34*1.73
27 Smelting workers 11 1.16 1 0.39 2 5.74 4 0.79 16 0.84 34 0.93 0.64*1.30
28 Mechanics 31 1.20 18 1.05 [1.16] 0.00 25 1.03 84 0.94 158 1.00 0.86*1.17
29 Plumbers 1 0.44 1 0.34 [0.18] 0.00 2 0.72 8 0.78 12 0.65 0.34*1.14
30 Welders 5 1.72 [0.07] 0.00 3 0.96 13 1.13 21 1.19 0.74*1.82
31 Electrical workers 13 2.17 3 0.40 [0.69] 0.00 15 1.39 20 0.66 51 0.92 0.68*1.21
32 Wood workers 14 0.77 13 0.76 [0.65] 0.00 23 0.80 59 0.97 109 0.87 0.72*1.05
33 Painters 7 1.20 3 0.80 [0.26] 0.00 8 1.68 19 1.10 37 1.16 0.82*1.60
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ 18 0.79 13 1.18 1 0.77 5 0.89 22 0.68 59 0.81 0.61*1.04
35 Bricklayers 6 0.92 2 1.13 1 0.35 9 1.15 18 0.95 0.56*1.50
36 Printers 7 1.71 2 1.09 1 4.61 4 1.41 20 2.14 34 1.86 1.28*2.59
37 Chemical process workers 8 2.08 6 2.08 [0.12] 0.00 9 1.42 14 0.96 37 1.33 0.94*1.84
38 Food workers 13 1.04 3 1.43 [0.99] 0.00 2 0.28 16 1.09 34 0.91 0.63*1.27
39 Beverage workers 2 1.37 [0.13] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 1 12.82 [0.84] 0.00 3 1.19 0.24*3.47
40 Tobacco workers [0.25] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.11] 0.00 [0.07] 0.00 [0.45] 0.00 0.00*8.16
41 Glass makers etc 7 0.95 2 0.66 1 5.49 5 1.44 7 0.44 22 0.73 0.46*1.11
42 Packers 3 0.46 13 2.14 [0.57] 0.00 8 0.74 27 0.93 51 0.96 0.72*1.27
43 Engine operators 3 0.45 7 0.81 2 2.55 4 0.66 13 0.54 29 0.63 0.42*0.90
44 Public safety workers 8 1.28 4 0.83 2 3.54 10 2.13 18 1.28 42 1.38 0.99*1.86
45 Cooks and stewards 2 4.35 1 3.10 1 3.76 6 2.97 1 0.40 11 1.97 0.98*3.52
46 Domestic assistants [0.01] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.22] 0.00 [0.27] 0.00 0.00*13.86
47 Waiters 1 1.07 [0.32] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 4 4.59 1 0.78 6 1.74 0.64*3.79
48 Building caretakers 13 1.97 7 1.78 [0.24] 0.00 1 0.42 18 1.58 39 1.59 1.13*2.17
49 Chimney sweeps [0.17] 0.00 [0.28] 0.00 [0.24] 0.00 1 1.25 1 0.67 0.02*3.74
50 Hairdressers 2 1.06 [0.09] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 2 2.95 3 1.05 7 1.26 0.51*2.60
51 Launderers [0.95] 0.00 [0.09] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.41] 0.00 3 1.47 3 0.86 0.18*2.50
52 Military personnel 4 1.24 2 1.16 4 1.05 7 0.85 17 1.00 0.58*1.60
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 26 1.33 7 1.50 2 0.91 23 1.11 26 0.74 84 1.02 0.81*1.26
54 Economically inactive 21 1.18 29 1.16 3 1.84 12 1.06 76 1.40 141 1.28 1.09*1.51
1 54 All categories 486 1.00 294 1.00 27 1.00 402 1.00 1 127 1.00 2 336 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.
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