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Table 5 Risk of clear cell renal cell carcinoma for select occupations and industries

From: A case–control study of occupation/industry and renal cell carcinoma risk

Job Code & Description

NEVER

EVER

< 5 YEARS

5+ YEARS

P- trend

 

Case/Control

Case/Control

ORa[95% CI]

Case/Control

ORa[95% CI]

Case/Control

ORa[95%CI]

 

OCCUPATION:

         

SOC 171: computer scientists

688/1195

1.0

2/16

0.2[0.0-1.0]*

1/7

0.2[0.0-1.2]

1/9

0.2[0.0-1.7E + 09]

0.67

SOC 36: health technologists and technicians b

656/1175

1.0

34/36

2.0[1.2-3.2]*

13/14

2.1[0.9-4.8]

21/22

1.9[1.0-3.7]*

0.030

SOC 4122: insurance sales occupations

674/1195

1.0

16/16

2.2[1.0-4.8]

5/9

1.1[0.4-2.9]

11/7

3.4[1.1-10.1]*

0.029

SOC 4242: sales representatives, commercial and industrial equipment/supplies

675/1199

1.0

15/12

2.4[1.1-5.6]*

3/5

1.4[0.3-7.4]

12/7

3.0[1.1-8.2]*

0.028

SOC 46–47: administrative support occupations, including clerical

429/685

1.0

261/526

0.8[0.6-0.9]*

81/161

0.8[0.6-1.1]

180/365

0.7[0.6-0.9]*

0.012

 SOC 4696: file clerks

685/1181

1.0

5/30

0.3[0.2-0.8]*

4/22

0.4[0.1-0.8]*

1/8

0.3[0.1-1.4]

0.059

 SOC 475: material recording, scheduling &  distributing clerks

639/1094

1.0

51/117

0.6[0.4-0.9]*

27/64

0.6[0.4-1.0]

24/53

0.6[0.4-1.1]

0.048

SOC 507: private household cleaners & servants c

681/1201

1.0

9/10

3.5[1.2-10.2]*

5/8

2.7[0.7-10.7]

4/2

6.7[1.0-47.1]

0.029

SOC 56: other agricultural and related occupations

655/1160

1.0

35/51

1.2[0.8-2.0]

17/38

0.7[0.3-1.5]

18/13

3.1[1.4-6.8]*

0.0096

SOC 561: farm occupations, except managerial

671/1187

1.0

19/24

1.6[0.8-3.2]

9/18

0.8[0.3-1.9]

10/6

5.9[1.8-19.0]*

0.0020

SOC 61: mechanics and repairers d

628/1081

1.0

62/130

0.7[0.5-1.0]

20/25

1.1[0.5-2.2]

42/105

0.6[0.4-0.9]*

0.024

SOC 687: precision food production occupations

682/1207

1.0

8/4

3.5[1.1-10.8]*

3/1

11.1[0.0-3.5E + 10]

5/3

2.3[0.6-9.1]

0.14

INDUSTRY:

         

SIC 01: agricultural production, crops

675/1191

1.0

15/20

3.0[1.0-8.9]*

6/15

0.6[0.2-2.1]

9/5

6.3[1.7-23.3]*

0.0050

SIC 5461: retail bakeries

680/1203

1.0

10/8

2.4[1.1-5.5]*

5/6

1.8[0.7-5.0]

5/2

4.5[1.0-20.6]

0.033

SIC 62: security, commodity brokers and services e

680/1203

1.0

10/8

3.5[1.2-10.0]*

3/5

2.1[0.4-10.5]

7/3

5.2[1.4-19.5]*

0.013

SIC 7216: dry-cleaning plants, except rug

677/1198

1.0

13/13

3.0[1.2-7.4]*

10/10

2.9[0.9-9.1]

3/3

3.7[0.6-25.4]

0.031

SIC 73: business services f

614/1033

1.0

76/178

0.6[0.5-0.9]*

37/91

0.7[0.4-1.1]

39/87

0.6[0.4-0.9]*

0.0046

 SIC 737: computer programming, data processing,  other repair

679/1184

1.0

11/27

0.5[0.3-1.0]

5/7

1.0[0.3-2.9]

6/20

0.4[0.2-0.9]*

0.024

SIC 8069: specialty hospitals, except psychiatric

689/1196

1.0

1/15

0.1[0.0-0.5]*

1/8

---------

0/7

---------

 

SIC 8082: home health care services

682/1202

1.0

8/9

3.2[1.1-9.6]*

5/4

6.7[1.6-28.4]*

3/5

1.4[0.2-8.6]

0.45

SIC 82: educational services g

596/992

1.0

94/219

0.7[0.5-0.9]*

40/91

0.7[0.4-1.0]*

54/128

0.7[0.5-0.9]*

0.014

SIC 8361: residential care

684/1176

1.0

6/35

0.4[0.2-0.9]*

4/17

0.6[0.2-1.8]

2/18

0.2[0.0-1.2]

0.055

SIC 88: private households

670/1176

1.0

20/35

2.4[1.3-4.4]*

11/21

2.1[1.0-4.5]

9/14

2.9[1.1-7.7]*

0.018

SIC 919: general government, nec

686/1188

1.0

4/23

0.4[0.1-1.0]*

2/5

1.9[0.4-10.0]

2/18

0.2[0.1-0.6]*

0.0047

SIC 9221: police protection h

673/1195

1.0

17/16

2.5[1.1-5.8]*

2/4

1.7[0.2-16.0]

15/12

2.6[1.0-6.7]*

0.039

SIC 97: national security and international affairs i

569/966

1.0

121/245

0.7[0.6-1.0]*

63/135

0.7[0.5-0.9]*

58/110

0.8[0.6-1.2]

0.35

  1. a Adjusted for sex, age at reference date, race, study center, education level, history of hypertension, smoking status, BMI (5 years prior to interview) and family history of cancer. Similar patterns of association were observed for: b SOC 36 and 369; c SOC 50 and 507; d SOC 615, 6151, and 6158; e SIC 62 and 621; f SIC 73 and 734; g SIC 82 and 8221; h SIC 922 and 9221; i SIC 97 and 971. *P-value <0.05. P-trends ≤0.05 for duration (Never, <5 years, 5+ years) of employment are bolded. Results presented if a job was held by ≥10 participants. Results presented for occupations and industries associated with RCC risk except for SOC 507 and SIC 88.
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