Table 3

Risk of job change for occupations with at least 3 cases registered, and by gender

ISCO-88 code and occupationCases (n=125)Controls (n=8352)ORCrude (95% CI)ORadj* (95% CI)Females (n=47) ORadj* (95% CI)Males (n=78) ORadj* (95% CI)
3230 Nurses (%)3 (2)303 (3.6)0.65 (0.21 to 2.1)1.2 (0.37 to 3.9)1.6 (0.46 to 5.3)
3229 Health-associated professionals (except nursing) (%)6 (5)572 (6.8)0.69 (0.30 to 1.6)1.3 (0.53 to 3.0)1.4 (0.5 to 3.7)1.7 (0.23 to 13)
5122 Cooks/chefs (%)7 (6)196 (2.3)2.5 (1.1 to 5.4)3.6 (1.6 to 8.0)5.5 (2.2 to 14)1.3 (0.17 to 9.6)
5141 Hairdressers (%)5 (4)92 (1.1)3.7 (1.5 to 9.4)6.4 (2.4 to 17)8.6 (3.1 to 24)
5220 Shop salespersons (%)8 (6)1127 (13.5)0.44 (0.21 to 0.90)0.75 (0.35 to 1.6)1.0 (0.37 to 2.7)0.58 (0.18 to 1.9)
6113 Gardeners (%)3 (2)47 (0.6)4.3 (1.3 to 14)4.5 (1.3 to 15)5.3 (1.5 to 18)
7124 Carpenters and joiners (%)6 (5)176 (2.1)2.3 (1.0 to 5.4)2.3 (0.98 to 5.5)2.2 (0.92 to 5.2)
7212 Welders (%)5 (4)53 (0.6)6.5 (2.4 to 17)5.2 (2.0 to 14)5.0 (1.9 to 13)
7213 Sheet metal workers (%)5 (4)50 (0.6)6.9 (2.7 to 18)5.4 (2.0 to 14)5.1 (1.9 to 14)
7230 Machinery mechanics and fitters (%)5 (4)155 (1.9)2.2 (0.89 to 5.5)2.0 (0.81 to 5.2)22 (2.6 to 191)1.6 (0.56 to 4.4)
7231 Motor vehicle fitters (%)3 (2)112 (1.3)1.8 (0.57 to 5.9)1.7 (0.51 to 5.4)1.6 (0.50 to 5.3)
8332 Earth moving and related plan operators (%)4 (3)101 (1.2)2.7 (0.89 to 7.5)2.5 (0.88 to 7.1)2.4 (0.84 to 6.8)
9131 and 9132 Cleaners (%)7 (6)152 (1.8)3.2 (1.5 to 7.0)5.0 (2.2 to 11)5.7 (2.3 to 14)3.9 (0.51 to 31)
9211 Agricultural labourers (%)4 (3)44 (0.5)6.2 (2.2 to 18)7.4 (2.5 to 22)12 (2.6 to 57)5.3 (1.2 to 24)
  • Values in bold typeface are statistically significant at p <0.05.

  • *Adjusted for each other and age, gender and smoking.

  • : less than two cases.