Standardised incidence ratios (SIR) for cancer 1986–2002 among Danish seamen
| ICD-7* | Site | Men (395 537 person years) | Women (121 982 person years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obs | SIR | 95% CI | Obs | SIR | 95% CI | ||
| *National Board of Health, 2003. | |||||||
| †Includes mesothelioma. | |||||||
| 140 | Lip | 11 | 1.75 | 0.87 to 3.13 | 0 | – | – |
| 141 | Tongue | 14 | 1.87 | 1.02 to 3.13 | 0 | – | – |
| 143–144 | Mouth | 37 | 2.69 | 1.90 to 3.71 | 0 | – | – |
| 145–148 | Pharynx | 45 | 2.47 | 1.80 to 3.30 | 1 | 0.95 | 0.01 to 5.30 |
| 150 | Oesophagus | 33 | 1.61 | 1.11 to 2.26 | 2 | 2.24 | 0.25 to 8.10 |
| 151 | Stomach | 37 | 1.39 | 0.98 to 1.91 | 1 | 0.48 | 0.01 to 2.68 |
| 153 | Colon | 90 | 1.24 | 1.00 to 1.52 | 12 | 1.17 | 0.61 to 2.05 |
| 154 | Rectum | 59 | 1.23 | 0.93 to 1.58 | 11 | 2.37 | 1.18 to 4.24 |
| 155.0 | Liver | 17 | 1.52 | 0.89 to 2.44 | 2 | 2.16 | 0.24 to 7.79 |
| 155.1 | Gall bladder | 6 | 1.28 | 0.47 to 2.79 | 1 | 1.43 | 0.02 to 7.96 |
| 157 | Pancreas | 44 | 1.72 | 1.25 to 2.30 | 5 | 1.64 | 0.53 to 3.83 |
| 160 | Nasal cavity | 3 | 0.98 | 0.20 to 2.86 | 1 | 3.11 | 0.04 to 17.31 |
| 161 | Larynx | 45 | 2.14 | 1.56 to 2.87 | 3 | 3.90 | 0.78 to 11.4 |
| 162 | Lung | 259 | 1.61 | 1.42 to 1.82 | 29 | 1.70 | 1.14 to 2.44 |
| 162.2 | Pleura† | 6 | 0.99 | 0.36 to 2.16 | 0 | – | – |
| 170 | Breast | 1 | 0.53 | 0.01 to 2.92 | 72 | 0.98 | 0.77 to 1.24 |
| 171 | Cervix uteri | – | – | – | 33 | 1.59 | 1.09 to 2.23 |
| 175 | Ovaries | – | – | – | 15 | 1.32 | 0.74 to 2.18 |
| 177 | Prostate | 82 | 1.03 | 0.82 to 1.27 | 0 | – | – |
| 178 | Testis | 62 | 0.93 | 0.71 to 1.19 | 0 | – | – |
| 180.0 | Kidney | 49 | 1.37 | 1.01 to 1.81 | 2 | 0.71 | 0.08 to 2.58 |
| 181 | Urinary bladder | 106 | 1.26 | 1.03 to 1.52 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.00 to 1.38 |
| 190 | Melanoma | 67 | 1.26 | 0.98 to 1.60 | 23 | 1.15 | 0.73 to 1.72 |
| 191 | Other skin | 233 | 1.05 | 0.92 to 1.19 | 32 | 0.74 | 0.50 to 1.04 |
| 193 | Brain | 51 | 0.91 | 0.68 to 1.20 | 16 | 1.22 | 0.70 to 1.99 |
| 194 | Thyroid | 6 | 1.18 | 0.43 to 2.56 | 3 | 0.72 | 0.15 to 2.11 |
| 196 | Bone | 7 | 2.55 | 1.02 to 5.25 | 0 | – | – |
| 197 | Connective tissue | 5 | 0.71 | 0.23 to 1.66 | 0 | – | – |
| 201 | Hodgkin’s disease | 17 | 1.27 | 0.74 to 2.04 | 1 | 0.31 | 0.00 to 1.71 |
| 200, 202 | Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 41 | 1.01 | 0.73 to 1.38 | 5 | 0.86 | 0.28 to 2.01 |
| 203 | Multiple myeloma | 12 | 0.91 | 0.47 to 1.59 | 1 | 0.77 | 0.01 to 4.30 |
| 204 | Leukaemia | 23 | 0.72 | 0.46 to 1.09 | 2 | 0.48 | 0.05 to 1.74 |
| 205 | Mycosis fungoides | 2 | 2.90 | 0.33 to 10.5 | 1 | 12.9 | 0.17 to 71.9 |
| Other and unknown | 61 | 0.98 | 0.74 to 1.27 | 14 | 1.11 | 0.61 to 1.86 | |
| 140–205 | All sites | 1531 | 1.26 | 1.19 to 1.32 | 289 | 1.07 | 0.95 to 1.20 |