Occupation and cancer - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

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Table 48. Observed number of testicular 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 128 1.01 79 1.14 [2.34] 0.00 130 1.19 343 1.04 680 1.06 0.99*1.15
2 Laboratory assistants 1 0.43 1 0.52 [0.50] 0.00 3 0.68 6 1.54 11 0.84 0.42*1.51
3 Physicians 16 1.72 4 1.00 [0.59] 0.00 18 1.55 29 1.48 67 1.48 1.15*1.88
4 Dentists 6 1.83 [0.83] 0.00 [0.17] 0.00 5 1.03 2 0.27 13 0.78 0.42*1.34
5 Nurses 1 5.12 [0.55] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 1 0.70 4 0.92 6 0.91 0.34*1.99
6 Assistant nurses 2 0.63 [0.56] 0.00 [0.36] 0.00 4 2.40 7 0.66 13 0.80 0.42*1.36
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 11 1.40 2 0.56 [0.21] 0.00 5 1.05 11 0.71 29 0.91 0.61*1.31
8 Teachers 68 1.15 32 1.35 1 0.36 67 0.88 109 1.09 277 1.06 0.94*1.19
9 Religious workers etc 17 0.92 26 1.42 3 1.62 42 1.22 140 1.38 228 1.30 1.15*1.49
10 Artistic workers 4 0.65 11 2.12 2 4.14 11 1.23 32 1.45 60 1.40 1.07*1.80
11 Journalists 5 1.63 1 0.42 [0.32] 0.00 6 1.31 16 1.46 28 1.31 0.87*1.90
12 Administrators 121 1.04 46 1.39 [1.93] 0.00 110 1.10 130 1.39 407 1.18 1.07*1.30
13 Clerical workers 81 1.37 25 1.24 6 1.54 74 0.96 128 1.10 314 1.14 1.02*1.27
14 Sales agents 35 1.10 29 0.89 2 1.36 85 1.06 193 1.06 344 1.05 0.94*1.17
15 Shop workers 134 1.19 11 0.66 2 0.97 49 1.19 50 0.88 246 1.07 0.95*1.22
16 Farmers 155 0.84 81 1.10 5 1.21 128 1.00 152 1.07 521 0.97 0.89*1.06
17 Gardeners 21 0.80 15 0.86 [0.19] 0.00 51 1.34 70 0.99 157 1.03 0.88*1.20
18 Fishermen 11 0.95 1 0.76 9 1.13 45 0.87 6 0.83 72 0.90 0.70*1.13
19 Forestry workers 2 0.58 18 0.86 [0.06] 0.00 15 0.62 35 0.67 70 0.70 0.54*0.88
20 Miners and quarry workers 1 0.88 1 0.28 [0.12] 0.00 14 1.30 7 0.44 23 0.73 0.46*1.10
21 Seamen 14 0.93 12 2.29 [1.34] 0.00 52 0.78 12 0.74 90 0.86 0.69*1.06
22 Transport workers 22 0.92 16 1.30 [1.18] 0.00 27 1.00 55 1.15 120 1.07 0.89*1.28
23 Drivers 85 0.93 42 0.81 2 0.61 99 1.01 151 0.96 379 0.94 0.85*1.04
24 Postal workers 20 0.98 10 1.23 [0.30] 0.00 25 1.48 32 0.88 87 1.06 0.85*1.31
25 Textile workers 16 1.25 7 1.83 [0.56] 0.00 10 0.82 27 1.23 60 1.17 0.89*1.50
26 Shoe and leather workers 2 0.72 1 0.62 [0.10] 0.00 5 1.12 12 1.72 20 1.25 0.77*1.94
27 Smelting workers 31 0.80 2 0.30 1 1.07 19 0.87 37 0.87 90 0.81 0.65*1.00
28 Mechanics 99 1.00 51 0.89 2 0.41 140 1.02 209 0.74 501 0.87 0.79*0.94
29 Plumbers 7 0.72 6 0.63 [0.64] 0.00 13 0.74 34 1.09 60 0.88 0.67*1.13
30 Welders 8 0.68 1 2.79 15 0.68 33 0.77 57 0.74 0.56*0.96
31 Electrical workers 30 1.08 21 0.76 3 0.89 51 0.81 111 0.99 216 0.92 0.81*1.06
32 Wood workers 65 1.03 33 0.80 4 1.98 120 1.07 142 1.01 364 1.02 0.92*1.13
33 Painters 25 1.15 11 1.06 1 1.33 17 0.87 33 0.76 87 0.91 0.73*1.12
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ 54 0.85 18 0.66 8 1.50 21 0.72 57 0.75 158 0.79 0.67*0.92
35 Bricklayers 26 1.10 3 0.69 9 0.81 20 1.27 58 1.06 0.80*1.37
36 Printers 23 1.31 7 1.03 [0.73] 0.00 20 1.22 40 1.31 90 1.25 1.01*1.54
37 Chemical process workers 13 1.16 9 1.04 [0.28] 0.00 15 0.63 27 0.80 64 0.82 0.63*1.05
38 Food workers 39 0.92 6 0.97 [3.29] 0.00 31 1.04 31 0.90 107 0.92 0.76*1.11
39 Beverage workers 5 1.06 [0.35] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 2 2.10 3 1.61 10 1.26 0.61*2.32
40 Tobacco workers 1 1.78 [0.07] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.37] 0.00 1 4.82 2 1.66 0.20*5.98
41 Glass makers etc 14 0.62 12 1.24 [0.62] 0.00 12 0.65 38 0.91 76 0.82 0.65*1.03
42 Packers 12 0.67 15 0.89 4 2.25 38 0.86 75 1.09 144 0.96 0.82*1.13
43 Engine operators 15 0.63 17 0.61 5 1.64 32 0.80 57 0.76 126 0.74 0.62*0.88
44 Public safety workers 14 0.69 10 0.68 3 2.19 24 1.14 59 1.16 110 1.02 0.84*1.23
45 Cooks and stewards 1 0.48 [1.76] 0.00 [1.14] 0.00 10 0.76 16 1.22 27 0.86 0.57*1.25
46 Domestic assistants [0.03] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.17] 0.00 1 0.30 1 0.28 0.01*1.54
47 Waiters 7 1.95 [1.79] 0.00 [0.17] 0.00 4 0.82 10 1.64 21 1.27 0.79*1.94
48 Building caretakers 27 1.45 13 1.22 [0.27] 0.00 14 1.18 42 1.13 96 1.22 0.99*1.50
49 Chimney sweeps 1 1.49 [0.76] 0.00 2 1.82 4 1.50 7 1.35 0.54*2.77
50 Hairdressers 6 1.10 1 3.58 [0.12] 0.00 1 0.34 6 1.07 14 0.97 0.53*1.63
51 Launderers 3 1.18 [0.27] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 2 1.25 5 1.20 10 1.16 0.56*2.13
52 Military personnel 14 0.94 12 1.83 32 1.47 23 0.87 81 1.16 0.92*1.44
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 63 0.94 10 0.75 9 1.65 62 0.85 67 0.86 211 0.89 0.78*1.02
54 Economically inactive 44 1.12 78 1.33 8 1.32 64 1.21 215 1.04 409 1.12 1.02*1.24
1 54 All categories 1 618 1.00 814 1.00 81 1.00 1 851 1.00 3 155 1.00 7 519 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.