Lung cancer in men; adjusted odds ratios* for selected occupations and industries (236 controls and 175 cases)
| Exposed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation | ISCO code | OR (95% CI) | Cases | Controls |
| *Odds ratios adjusted for age, ethnicity, and smoking. | ||||
| †No control exposed. | ||||
| Forestry workers | 63xxx | 15.8 (1.5 to 172) | 5 | 1 |
| Farm workers | 62105 | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.3) | 70 | 86 |
| Less than 25 years | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.2) | 39 | 56 | |
| 25 years and longer | 1.5 (0.7 to 3.2) | 31 | 30 | |
| Machinery fitters and machine assemblers | 841xx | 7.1 (1.1 to 48.0) | 6 | 2 |
| Building caretakers, charworkers, and cleaners | 55xxx | 3.7 (0.8 to 17.4) | 7 | 3 |
| Less than 5 years | 0.7 (0.1 to 5.6) | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 years or longer | † | 5 | 0 | |
| Dockers | 97120 | 1.1 (0.5 to 2.3) | 22 | 26 |
| Less than 5 years | 0.5 (0.2 to 1.4) | 10 | 20 | |
| 5 years or longer | 3.3 (1.0 to 10.7) | 12 | 6 | |
| Transportation equipment operators | 98xxx | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.0) | 23 | 33 |
| Less than 20 years | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.6) | 18 | 30 | |
| 20 years or longer | 5.8 (1.1 to 30.7) | 5 | 3 | |
| Motor bus and lorry and van drivers | 98540 and | 2.7 (1.1 to 7.0) | 13 | 15 |
| Less than 15 years | 98550 | 2.1 (0.7 to 22.1) | 8 | 11 |
| 15 years or longer | 4.7 (1.0 to 22.1) | 5 | 4 | |
| Industry | ISIC code | |||
| Household service workers | 9530 | 2.4 (0.6 to 10.0) | 6 | 5 |
| Less than 5 years | 0.7 (0.1 to 5.3) | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 years or longer | 11.7 (1.0 to 141) | 4 | 1 | |
| Agricultural production and animal husbandry | 1110 | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.8) | 93 | 115 |
| Less than 30 years | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.6) | 54 | 82 | |
| 30 years or longer | 1.7 (0.8 to 3.4) | 39 | 33 | |