Occupation and cancer - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

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Table 46. Observed number of vaginal cancer 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 3 1.82 1 0.48 [0.03] 0.00 1 1.72 7 1.36 12 1.26 0.65*2.21
2 Laboratory assistants 1 0.87 2 1.73 [0.04] 0.00 1 1.34 [1.27] 0.00 4 0.92 0.25*2.34
3 Physicians [0.55] 0.00 [0.50] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.31] 0.00 [1.14] 0.00 [2.51] 0.00 0.00*1.47
4 Dentists [0.49] 0.00 [0.57] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.27] 0.00 [0.94] 0.00 [2.28] 0.00 0.00*1.62
5 Nurses 14 1.45 10 1.69 [0.19] 0.00 1 0.17 5 0.32 30 0.80 0.54*1.15
6 Assistant nurses 6 0.87 7 1.13 [0.25] 0.00 3 0.52 37 1.39 53 1.16 0.87*1.52
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 2 0.36 8 1.65 [0.05] 0.00 7 1.18 13 1.45 30 1.18 0.80*1.69
8 Teachers 10 0.83 9 0.81 [0.35] 0.00 8 0.72 25 0.71 52 0.74 0.56*0.98
9 Religious workers etc 1 0.61 6 1.15 [0.05] 0.00 2 0.72 3 0.27 12 0.57 0.30*1.00
10 Artistic workers 1 1.16 [0.89] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 [0.86] 0.00 [2.23] 0.00 1 0.20 0.01*1.14
11 Journalists [0.18] 0.00 [0.58] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.22] 0.00 1 0.98 1 0.50 0.01*2.77
12 Administrators 13 2.52 2 1.02 [0.03] 0.00 2 0.71 4 0.78 21 1.39 0.86*2.12
13 Clerical workers 42 0.85 34 0.95 3 3.19 31 0.86 109 1.26 219 1.05 0.92*1.20
14 Sales agents [0.46] 0.00 8 1.45 [0.10] 0.00 8 1.51 19 1.44 35 1.42 0.99*1.98
15 Shop workers 34 1.00 29 1.48 [0.58] 0.00 22 0.72 61 1.07 146 1.03 0.88*1.21
16 Farmers 12 0.50 15 1.10 1 2.21 20 0.95 6 1.12 54 0.84 0.63*1.09
17 Gardeners 4 1.29 26 0.69 [0.02] 0.00 12 0.95 8 0.54 50 0.73 0.54*0.97
18 Fishermen [0.12] 0.00 [0.08] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 2 12.99 1 20.68 3 7.09 1.46*20.73
19 Forestry workers [0.03] 0.00 [0.15] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 1 4.37 [0.31] 0.00 1 1.38 0.03*7.67
20 Miners and quarry workers [0.00] 0.00 [0.07] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.07] 0.00 [0.15] 0.00 0.00*24.66
21 Seamen [0.02] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.06] 0.00 0.00*61.87
22 Transport workers [0.03] 0.00 1 0.98 [0.02] 0.00 [0.16] 0.00 1 1.13 2 0.94 0.11*3.41
23 Drivers 1 1.18 1 2.26 [0.01] 0.00 1 1.69 3 1.50 6 1.54 0.56*3.35
24 Postal workers 1 0.55 6 1.00 [0.19] 0.00 8 1.12 17 1.07 32 1.03 0.70*1.45
25 Textile workers 7 0.62 12 0.87 [0.41] 0.00 11 0.93 47 1.35 77 1.07 0.84*1.34
26 Shoe and leather workers [0.84] 0.00 [1.68] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.85] 0.00 6 2.27 6 1.00 0.37*2.17
27 Smelting workers [0.20] 0.00 [0.40] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.09] 0.00 3 4.75 3 2.28 0.47*6.65
28 Mechanics 3 1.51 2 1.15 [0.00] 0.00 3 3.00 7 1.07 15 1.33 0.74*2.19
29 Plumbers [0.02] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 0.00*94.10
30 Welders 1 7.59 [0.00] 0.00 [0.07] 0.00 1 4.38 2 4.68 0.57*16.92
31 Electrical workers 2 0.72 1 0.93 [0.00] 0.00 3 2.80 5 1.37 11 1.28 0.64*2.30
32 Wood workers [0.93] 0.00 2 0.57 [0.01] 0.00 [0.34] 0.00 3 2.81 5 0.86 0.28*2.00
33 Painters [0.04] 0.00 1 2.48 [0.00] 0.00 [0.08] 0.00 1 3.36 2 2.45 0.30*8.87
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ [0.03] 0.00 2 1.39 [0.00] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 2 1.30 0.16*4.70
35 Bricklayers [0.01] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 0.00*68.05
36 Printers [1.05] 0.00 3 1.75 [0.03] 0.00 1 1.02 2 0.70 6 0.90 0.33*1.97
37 Chemical process workers 3 1.80 3 3.35 [0.01] 0.00 2 2.28 7 3.04 15 2.61 1.46*4.30
38 Food workers 6 0.73 2 0.43 1 1.25 7 1.24 10 1.41 26 0.99 0.64*1.44
39 Beverage workers 2 2.59 [0.26] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 [0.46] 0.00 2 1.30 0.16*4.68
40 Tobacco workers 1 0.94 [0.15] 0.00 [0.21] 0.00 [0.27] 0.00 1 0.59 0.02*3.30
41 Glass makers etc [1.97] 0.00 3 0.93 [0.02] 0.00 3 1.60 9 1.49 15 1.14 0.64*1.88
42 Packers 2 3.50 9 1.58 [0.07] 0.00 6 1.34 9 0.98 26 1.30 0.85*1.90
43 Engine operators [0.02] 0.00 3 3.29 [0.00] 0.00 [0.06] 0.00 1 2.00 4 2.70 0.73*6.90
44 Public safety workers [0.07] 0.00 [0.22] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.55] 0.00 [0.68] 0.00 [1.53] 0.00 0.00*2.42
45 Cooks and stewards [0.02] 0.00 6 0.91 [0.32] 0.00 10 1.55 19 1.35 35 1.27 0.89*1.77
46 Domestic assistants 8 0.62 6 0.87 [0.10] 0.00 15 0.90 31 0.89 60 0.84 0.64*1.08
47 Waiters 3 1.39 8 1.50 [0.03] 0.00 11 1.62 18 1.27 40 1.40 1.00*1.91
48 Building caretakers 54 1.45 32 1.41 [0.64] 0.00 32 1.12 44 1.22 162 1.30 1.11*1.51
49 Chimney sweeps [0.00] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 0.00*198.01
50 Hairdressers 2 0.92 3 1.46 [0.04] 0.00 1 0.57 2 0.35 8 0.68 0.30*1.35
51 Launderers 7 1.67 3 1.64 [0.11] 0.00 2 0.78 13 1.70 25 1.53 0.99*2.26
52 Military personnel [0.02] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.07] 0.00 0.00*56.25
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 15 1.43 7 1.01 3 4.98 11 0.74 23 1.44 59 1.21 0.92*1.56
54 Economically inactive 287 1.01 137 0.88 1 0.42 215 1.05 714 0.92 1 354 0.95 0.90*1.00
1 54 All categories 547 1.00 411 1.00 9 1.00 463 1.00 1 295 1.00 2 725 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.
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