Table 3

Relative risks for gastric cancer among male Swedish workers for those specific occupations (three digit) with a minimum of 10% excess risk, 1971–89

	General cohort					Same occupation in 1960–70
Code, occupation*	Cases	RR†	95% CI	Adjusted RR‡	95% CI	Cases	RR†	95% CI	Adjusted RR‡	95% CI
*Only those occupations with 1000 or more people in the general cohort at the onset of the follow up and at least 10 cases; †adjusted for age, period, and geographical risk area (reference, all other occupations); ‡adjusted for age, period, and geographical risk area (reference, other occupations in same sector).
Sector 0, professional and technical work:
002 Electrical engineers	132	1.04	0.87 to 1.23	1.32	1.10 to 1.59	57	0.96	0.74 to 1.25	1.23	0.93 to 1.62
003 Mechanical engineers	261	0.91	0.80 to 1.02	1.17	1.02 to 1.35	129	0.89	0.74 to 1.05	1.16	0.95 to 1.42
005 Metallurgist engineers	30	0.93	0.65 to 1.33	1.17	0.82 to 1.69	11	0.90	0.50 to 1.62	1.15	0.63 to 2.10
014 Laboratory technicians	14	0.98	0.58 to 1.66	1.24	0.73 to 2.09	0	–	–	–	–
043 Practical nurses	16	1.16	0.71 to 1.89	1.46	0.89 to 2.39	4	0.99	0.37 to 2.65	1.26	0.47 to 3.38
081 Sculptor or painter or artists	15	0.89	0.54 to 1.48	1.10	0.66 to 1.84	8	0.75	0.37 to 1.50	0.93	0.46 to 1.88
093 Librarian or archivist	13	1.14	0.66 to 1.96	1.42	0.82 to 2.45	6	1.60	0.72 to 3.56	2.03	0.91 to 4.54
Sector 2, bookkeeping and clerical work:
295 Property or store managers	111	0.99	0.82 to 1.20	1.10	0.88 to 1.38	35	0.94	0.67 to 1.31	1.10	0.72 to 1.70
Sector 3, sales work:
333 Shop assistants	92	1.16	0.95 to 1.43	1.35	1.08 to 1.69	29	0.99	0.69 to 1.43	1.20	0.81 to 1.78
338 Petrol station workers	33	1.35	0.96 to 1.90	1.52	1.07 to 2.16	14	1.39	0.82 to 2.35	1.67	0.97 to 2.87
Sector 4, agriculture, forestry, and fishing:
412 Horticultural workers	78	1.12	0.89 to 1.40	1.09	0.87 to 1.37	23	0.93	0.62 to 1.40	0.90	0.59 to 1.36
413 Livestock workers	19	1.29	0.82 to 2.02	1.26	0.80 to 1.98	8	1.08	0.54 to 2.17	1.05	0.52 to 2.10
431 Fishermen	37	1.41	1.02 to 1.94	1.38	0.99 to 1.92	30	1.38	0.97 to 1.98	1.34	0.93 to 1.93
Sector 5, mining and quarrying:
501 Miners or quarrymen	59	1.78	1.37 to 2.29	1.48	0.92 to 2.39	32	1.97	1.39 to 2.79	1.20	0.54 to 2.65
504 Other mining work	17	1.52	0.94 to 2.45	1.00	0.58 to 1.70	3	1.78	0.57 to 5.52	0.96	0.29 to 3.20
Sector 6, transport and communications:
611 Ship deck or engine crew	16	1.38	0.85 to 2.26	1.35	0.82 to 2.22	9	1.65	0.86 to 3.18	1.59	0.82 to 3.08
633 Motor vehicle drivers	400	1.13	1.02 to 1.25	1.21	1.05 to 1.40	272	1.12	0.99 to 1.27	1.22	1.00 to 1.48
678 Railway linesmen	13	1.33	0.77 to 2.28	1.30	0.75 to 2.26	0	–	–	–	–
Sectors 7 and 8, production I or II:
701 Textile worker	41	1.35	0.99 to 1.84	1.27	0.93 to 1.73	27	1.40	0.96 to 2.06	1.31	0.89 to 1.93
714 Upholsterer	27	1.38	0.95 to 2.01	1.26	0.86 to 1.84	19	1.43	0.91 to 2.25	1.32	0.84 to 2.08
722 Shoe cutters or sewers	10	1.37	0.73 to 2.54	1.26	0.69 to 2.35	6	1.20	0.54 to 2.68	1.09	0.49 to 2.43
731 Furnaceman	45	1.20	0.90 to 1.61	1.11	0.83 to 1.49	21	1.59	1.03 to 2.44	1.44	0.94 to 2.22
733 Rolling-mill worker	22	1.15	0.76 to 1.75	1.06	0.70 to 1.61	10	1.51	0.81 to 2.81	1.40	0.75 to 2.60
735 Black smiths or forgers	39	1.29	0.94 to 1.76	1.17	0.85 to 1.60	21	1.15	0.75 to 1.76	1.06	0.69 to 1.63
738 Other metal processes	17	1.18	0.73 to 1.90	1.08	0.67 to 1.74	5	1.50	0.62 to 3.60	1.38	0.57 to 3.32
753 Sheet metal workers	69	1.30	1.03 to 1.65	1.19	0.94 to 1.51	40	1.28	0.94 to 1.75	1.18	0.86 to 1.62
755 Welders or flame cutters	105	1.17	0.96 to 1.41	1.07	0.88 to 1.30	62	1.22	0.95 to 1.57	1.13	0.88 to 1.46
757 Metal platers or coaters	14	1.42	0.84 to 2.40	1.29	0.76 to 2.18	6	1.56	0.70 to 3.47	1.44	0.65 to 3.21
758 Other engineering work	83	1.10	0.88 to 1.36	1.00	0.81 to 1.24	13	0.60	0.35 to 1.03	0.55	0.32 to 0.96
767 Line workers	36	1.11	0.80 to 1.54	1.02	0.73 to 1.42	14	0.89	0.52 to 1.50	0.81	0.48 to 1.37
768 Other electronic work	24	1.36	0.91 to 2.03	1.23	0.82 to 1.83	1	0.30	0.04 to 2.14	0.27	0.04 to 1.93
774 Frame or circular sawyers	49	1.20	0.91 to 1.59	1.10	0.83 to 1.46	7	0.84	0.40 to 1.77	0.77	0.37 to 1.62
779 Non-specific wood work	56	1.29	0.99 to 1.68	1.18	0.91 to 1.54	7	1.03	0.49 to 2.16	0.95	0.45 to 1.99
791 Bricklayers	74	1.15	0.92 to 1.45	1.05	0.83 to 1.32	60	1.18	0.91 to 1.52	1.08	0.84 to 1.40
793 Concrete or construction	321	1.30	1.16 to 1.46	1.19	1.06 to 1.34	170	1.39	1.20 to 1.63	1.29	1.10 to 1.51
798 Other construction work	67	1.84	1.44 to 2.33	1.68	1.32 to 2.14	19	2.20	1.40 to 3.45	2.05	1.30 to 3.22
806 Bookbinders	11	1.15	0.63 to 2.07	1.03	0.57 to 1.87	4	0.82	0.31 to 2.18	0.75	0.28 to 2.00
822 Baker or pastry cooks	47	1.13	0.85 to 1.51	1.03	0.77 to 1.38	44	1.26	0.94 to 1.70	1.16	0.86 to 1.56
824 Beverages plant workers	10	1.36	0.73 to 2.54	1.24	0.67 to 2.31	2	0.79	0.20 to 3.16	0.73	0.18 to 2.92
826 Butchers or meat preparers	47	1.33	1.00 to 1.77	1.21	0.91 to 1.61	29	1.53	1.06 to 2.21	1.41	0.98 to 2.04
851 Rubber products workers	26	1.20	0.82 to 1.76	1.08	0.73 to 1.59	16	1.48	0.91 to 2.42	1.36	0.83 to 2.23
852 Plastic products workers	29	1.14	0.79 to 1.64	1.05	0.73 to 1.51	4	1.11	0.41 to 2.95	1.03	0.39 to 2.75
858 Other production work	68	1.47	1.16 to 1.86	1.34	1.06 to 1.70	19	1.48	0.94 to 2.33	1.37	0.87 to 2.15
861 Unskilled manual workers	230	1.19	1.04 to 1.35	1.09	0.95 to 1.24	66	1.05	0.83 to 1.34	0.96	0.75 to 1.23
872 Crane or hoist operators	40	1.38	1.01 to 1.88	1.27	0.93 to 1.73	12	1.02	0.58 to 1.80	0.95	0.54 to 1.67
875 Truck or conveyor operators	94	1.26	1.03 to 1.54	1.16	0.94 to 1.42	19	1.11	0.71 to 1.75	1.03	0.65 to 1.62
882 Docker or freight handler	61	1.72	1.34 to 2.21	1.58	1.23 to 2.04	36	2.19	1.58 to 3.04	2.04	1.47 to 2.84
883 Store or warehouses	262	1.14	1.01 to 1.29	1.04	0.92 to 1.18	87	1.20	0.97 to 1.48	1.11	0.89 to 1.37
Sector 9, services and military work:
901 Fire fighters	20	1.42	0.91 to 2.20	1.38	0.88 to 2.16	17	1.55	0.96 to 2.49	1.49	0.91 to 2.44
908 Other protective work	50	1.24	0.94 to 1.64	1.21	0.90 to 1.62	12	1.55	0.88 to 2.73	1.46	0.82 to 2.61
921 Waiters	13	1.53	0.89 to 2.63	1.44	0.83 to 2.50	9	1.80	0.94 to 3.46	1.61	0.82 to 3.13
931 Building caretakers	156	1.12	0.96 to 1.32	1.12	0.92 to 1.36	46	1.13	0.85 to 1.52	1.11	0.81 to 1.53
943 Laundry or dry cleaning	19	1.79	1.14 to 2.80	1.74	1.10 to 2.75	12	2.12	1.20 to 3.74	2.02	1.13 to 3.62
999 Unidentifiable	13	1.25	0.73 to 2.16	1.20	0.69 to 2.08	0	–	–	–	–