From: Occupational risk variation of nasopharyngeal cancer in the Nordic countries
Occupational category | Denmark | Finland | Norway | Sweden | Nordic total | |||||||||||||||
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Obs | Exp | SIR | 95% CI | Obs | Exp | SIR | 95% CI | Obs | Exp | SIR | 95% CI | Obs | Exp | SIR | 95% CI | Obs | Exp | SIR | 95% CI | |
Technical workers. Etc | 21 | 20.7 | 1.01 | 0.63–1.55 | 21 | 17.1 | 1.23 | 0.76–1.87 | 5 | 13.6 | 0.37 | 0.12–0.86 | 83 | 90.2 | 0.92 | 0.73–1.14 | 130 | 141.9 | 0.92 | 0.77–1.09 |
Health workers | 0 | 4.1 | 0.00 | 0.00–0.97 | 4 | 2.3 | 1.76 | 0.48–4.51 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.39 | 0.45–3.24 | 10 | 12.1 | 0.83 | 0.40–1.52 | 19 | 22.2 | 0.86 | 0.51–1.34 |
Teachers | 5 | 9.1 | 0.55 | 0.18–1.29 | 4 | 6.7 | 0.60 | 0.16–1.53 | 10 | 9.8 | 1.02 | 0.49–1.87 | 15 | 23.4 | 0.64 | 0.36–1.06 | 36 | 49.3 | 0.73 | 0.51–1.01 |
Artistic workers | 1 | 1.2 | 0.87 | 0.02–4.84 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.74 | 0.02–4.14 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.37 | 0.17–4.95 | 4 | 5.63 | 0.71 | 0.19–1.82 | 8 | 9.7 | 0.83 | 0.36–1.63 |
Religious workers etc | 1 | 3.6 | 0.28 | 0.01–1.56 | 2 | 4.1 | 0.49 | 0.06–1.76 | 3 | 4.9 | 0.61 | 0.13–1.78 | 18 | 19.6 | 0.92 | 0.54–1.45 | 25 | 32.5 | 0.77 | 0.50–1.14 |
Administrators | 15 | 22.2 | 0.68 | 0.38–1.12 | 18 | 10.0 | 1.79 | 1.06–2.83 | 12 | 17.3 | 0.69 | 0.36–1.21 | 36 | 34.4 | 1.05 | 0.73–1.45 | 81 | 84.3 | 0.96 | 0.76–1.19 |
Clerical workers | 15 | 10.1 | 1.48 | 0.83–2.44 | 4 | 6.4 | 0.63 | 0.17–1.61 | 12 | 13.2 | 0.91 | 0.47–1.59 | 30 | 37.4 | 0.80 | 0.54–1.14 | 61 | 67.7 | 0.90 | 0.69–1.16 |
Sales agents | 5 | 5.4 | 0.93 | 0.30–2.16 | 17 | 9.5 | 1.79 | 1.04–2.86 | 9 | 15.3 | 0.59 | 0.27–1.11 | 51 | 55.2 | 0.92 | 0.69–1.21 | 83 | 85.8 | 0.97 | 0.77–1.20 |
Shop workers | 27 | 22.3 | 1.21 | 0.80–1.76 | 7 | 4.3 | 1.63 | 0.66–3.36 | 6 | 6.1 | 0.98 | 0.36–2.14 | 20 | 17.3 | 1.15 | 0.71–1.78 | 60 | 50.3 | 1.19 | 0.91–1.54 |
Farmers | 26 | 40.1 | 0.65 | 0.42–0.95 | 22 | 38.1 | 0.58 | 0.36–0.88 | 37 | 40.5 | 0.91 | 0.64–1.26 | 80 | 89.4 | 0.89 | 0.71–1.11 | 165 | 208.8 | 0.79 | 0.68–0.92 |
Gardeners | 4 | 5.8 | 0.69 | 0.19–1.76 | 10 | 6.1 | 1.64 | 0.79–3.02 | 5 | 10.2 | 0.49 | 0.16–1.15 | 37 | 33.6 | 1.10 | 0.78–1.52 | 56 | 55.7 | 1.00 | 0.76–1.31 |
Fishermen | 5 | 2.2 | 2.32 | 0.75–5.42 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.94 | 0.05–10.79 | 22 | 13.4 | 1.64 | 1.03–2.49 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.28 | 0.01–1.55 | 29 | 20.4 | 1.42 | 0.95–2.04 |
Forestry workers | 0 | 0.8 | 0.00 | 0.00–4.38 | 9 | 7.4 | 1.22 | 0.56–2.31 | 4 | 7.5 | 0.53 | 0.15–1.36 | 15 | 24.7 | 0.61 | 0.34–1.00 | 28 | 40.4 | 0.69 | 0.46–1.00 |
Miners and quarry workers | 1 | 0.3 | 3.69 | 0.09–20.54 | 4 | 1.2 | 3.27 | 0.89–8.38 | 4 | 2.2 | 1.79 | 0.49–4.59 | 3 | 6.3 | 0.47 | 0.10–1.38 | 12 | 10.1 | 1.19 | 0.62–2.08 |
Seamen | 3 | 2.5 | 1.22 | 0.25–3.57 | 3 | 1.6 | 1.84 | 0.38–5.38 | 18 | 11.4 | 1.58 | 0.93–2.49 | 7 | 5.6 | 1.26 | 0.50–2.59 | 31 | 21.2 | 1.46 | 0.99–2.07 |
Transport workers | 3 | 4.9 | 0.62 | 0.13–1.80 | 4 | 4.6 | 0.87 | 0.24–2.23 | 7 | 5.6 | 1.25 | 0.50–2.58 | 18 | 17.9 | 1.01 | 0.60–1.59 | 32 | 33.2 | 0.96 | 0.66–1.36 |
Drivers | 23 | 16.7 | 1.38 | 0.87–2.07 | 18 | 15.7 | 1.14 | 0.68–1.81 | 16 | 16.4 | 0.97 | 0.56–1.58 | 54 | 46.1 | 1.17 | 0.88–1.53 | 113 | 95.4 | 1.19 | 0.99–1.42 |
Postal workers | 4 | 3.3 | 1.22 | 0.33–3.13 | 3 | 2.4 | 1.27 | 0.26–3.71 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.29 | 0.35–3.29 | 14 | 10.3 | 1.36 | 0.75–2.29 | 25 | 19.1 | 1.31 | 0.85–1.94 |
Textile workers | 1 | 2.8 | 0.36 | 0.01–2.01 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.00 | 0.00–2.61 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.00 | 0.00–1.13 | 8 | 10.9 | 0.74 | 0.32–1.45 | 9 | 18.4 | 0.49 | 0.22–0.93 |
Shoe and leather workers | 0 | 0.7 | 0.00 | 0.00–5.55 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.00 | 0.00–6.04 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.42 | 0.17–5.12 | 7 | 4.36 | 1.61 | 0.65–3.31 | 9 | 7.06 | 1.27 | 0.58–2.42 |
Smelting workers | 6 | 6.7 | 0.89 | 0.33–1.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.00 | 0.00–1.63 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.22 | 0.01–1.21 | 21 | 17.6 | 1.19 | 0.74–1.82 | 28 | 31.3 | 0.89 | 0.59–1.29 |
Mechanics | 15 | 17.7 | 0.85 | 0.47–1.40 | 10 | 15.9 | 0.63 | 0.30–1.15 | 27 | 22.6 | 1.19 | 0.79–1.74 | 82 | 82.8 | 0.99 | 0.79–1.23 | 135 | 139.5 | 0.97 | 0.82–1.15 |
Plumbers | 1 | 1.6 | 0.61 | 0.02–3.42 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.00 | 0.00–1.37 | 2 | 2.7 | 0.75 | 0.09–2.70 | 11 | 9.5 | 1.15 | 0.58–2.07 | 14 | 16.6 | 0.84 | 0.46–1.41 |
Welders | Undetermined | 2 | 2.8 | 0.71 | 0.09–2.58 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.65 | 0.54–3.86 | 12 | 10.9 | 1.10 | 0.57–1.92 | 19 | 16.8 | 1.13 | 0.68–1.77 | |||
Electrical workers | 4 | 4.4 | 0.92 | 0.25–2.35 | 6 | 7.1 | 0.85 | 0.31–1.85 | 10 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 0.48–1.85 | 27 | 28.8 | 0.94 | 0.62–1.36 | 47 | 50.5 | 0.93 | 0.68–1.24 |
Wood workers | 4 | 11.8 | 0.34 | 0.09–0.87 | 15 | 15.3 | 0.98 | 0.55–1.62 | 26 | 25.0 | 1.04 | 0.68–1.53 | 70 | 54.6 | 1.28 | 1.00–1.62 | 115 | 106.9 | 1.08 | 0.90–1.29 |
Painters | 5 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 0.41–2.93 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.19 | 0.33–3.06 | 3 | 4.3 | 0.69 | 0.14–2.02 | 15 | 16.0 | 0.94 | 0.52–1.54 | 27 | 27.8 | 0.97 | 0.64–1.41 |
Bricklayers | 11 | 4.4 | 2.53 | 1.26–4.52 | 3 | 1.6 | 1.86 | 0.38–5.45 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.36 | 0.87–5.14 | 8 | 7.1 | 1.13 | 0.49–2.23 | 28 | 15.6 | 1.80 | 1.20–2.60 |
Printers | 4 | 2.9 | 1.39 | 0.38–3.56 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.60 | 0.02–3.37 | 3 | 2.7 | 1.11 | 0.23–3.24 | 15 | 8.7 | 1.72 | 0.96–2.83 | 23 | 16.1 | 1.43 | 0.91–2.15 |
Chemical process workers | 2 | 2.5 | 0.81 | 0.10–2.91 | 4 | 2.6 | 1.53 | 0.42–3.91 | 5 | 5.8 | 0.87 | 0.28–2.03 | 14 | 13.4 | 1.04 | 0.57–1.75 | 25 | 24.3 | 1.03 | 0.67–1.52 |
Food workers | 9 | 8.2 | 1.09 | 0.50–2.08 | 3 | 1.9 | 1.61 | 0.33–4.70 | 8 | 6.6 | 1.22 | 0.53–2.40 | 17 | 13.3 | 1.28 | 0.75–2.05 | 37 | 30.2 | 1.22 | 0.86–1.69 |
Glass makers etc | 6 | 4.8 | 1.26 | 0.46–2.74 | 4 | 2.8 | 1.43 | 0.39–3.65 | 10 | 3.3 | 3.06 | 1.47–5.64 | 13 | 14.7 | 0.89 | 0.47–1.51 | 33 | 25.6 | 1.29 | 0.89–1.81 |
Packers | 8 | 4.2 | 1.92 | 0.83–3.78 | 6 | 5.5 | 1.09 | 0.40–2.37 | 8 | 10.0 | 0.80 | 0.35–1.58 | 26 | 27.0 | 0.96 | 0.63–1.41 | 48 | 46.9 | 1.02 | 0.76–1.36 |
Engine operators | 11 | 4.4 | 2.50 | 1.25–4.47 | 10 | 7.9 | 1.26 | 0.61–2.33 | 4 | 5.9 | 0.68 | 0.19–1.75 | 24 | 22.5 | 1.07 | 0.68–1.59 | 49 | 41.0 | 1.20 | 0.88–1.58 |
Public safety workers | 3 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 0.16–2.20 | 4 | 4.4 | 0.92 | 0.25–2.34 | 6 | 4.1 | 1.46 | 0.54–3.17 | 11 | 13.2 | 0.83 | 0.42–1.49 | 24 | 25.9 | 0.93 | 0.59–1.38 |
Cooks and stewards | 0 | 0.3 | 0.00 | 0.00–10.59 | 1 | 0.3 | 2.99 | 0.08–16.68 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.05 | 0.56–5.25 | 7 | 2.6 | 2.68 | 1.08–5.53 | 12 | 5.4 | 2.24 | 1.16–3.91 |
Waiters | 5 | 0.7 | 6.81 | 2.21–15.88 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.00 | 0.00–11.08 | 4 | 0.8 | 4.79 | 1.30–12.25 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.00 | 0.46–6.59 | 12 | 3.2 | 3.69 | 1.91–6.45 |
Building caretakers | 2 | 4.2 | 0.48 | 0.06–1.72 | 7 | 3.6 | 1.96 | 0.79–4.04 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.46 | 0.01–2.54 | 13 | 10.9 | 1.19 | 0.63–2.04 | 23 | 20.9 | 1.10 | 0.70–1.65 |
Hairdressers | 2 | 1.19 | 1.69 | 0.20–6.09 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.00 | 0.00–46.17 | 2 | 0 | 0.64 | 0.00–5.79 | 6 | 2.6 | 2.33 | 0.85–5.07 | 8 | 4.5 | 1.78 | 0.77–3.51 |
Military personnel | 0 | 2.2 | 0.00 | 0.00–1.67 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.63 | 0.02–3.53 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.57 | 0.07–2.05 | 4 | 7.5 | 0.53 | 0.15–1.37 | 7 | 14.8 | 0.47 | 0.19–0.97 |
Other economically active | 35 | 30.8 | 1.14 | 0.79–1.58 | 13 | 16.1 | 0.81 | 0.43–1.39 | 32 | 25.5 | 1.25 | 0.86–1.77 | 70 | 69.5 | 1.01 | 0.79–1.27 | 154 | 143.4 | 1.07 | 0.91–1.26 |
Economically inactive | 19 | 12.5 | 1.52 | 0.91–2.37 | 17 | 21.9 | 0.78 | 0.45–1.24 | 8 | 10.0 | 0.80 | 0.34–1.57 | 56 | 54.5 | 1.03 | 0.78–1.33 | 100 | 99.6 | 1.00 | 0.83–1.22 |
All categories | 312 | 1.00 | Ref | 263 | 1.00 | Ref | 358 | 1.00 | Ref | 1037 | 1.00 | Ref | 1980 | 1.00 | Ref |