Adjusted6-150 OR (95% CI) between oesophagus cancer and selected occupations and industries, by histological subtypes, Montreal, 1979–85
| Occupation or industry | Duration (y) | All histological subtypes (n=99) | Squamous cell carcinoma (n=63) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nexp | OR | 95% CI | nexp | OR | 95% CI | ||||
| Occupations: | |||||||||
| Administrators and managers | Any | 11 | 1.1 | 0.5 to 2.3 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.5 to 3.0 | ||
| <10 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.6 to 6.0 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.6 to 8.8 | |||
| ⩾10 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4 to 2.1 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.3 to 2.8 | |||
| Salesmen | Any | 21 | 0.9 | 0.5 to 1.6 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.6 to 2.1 | ||
| Warehouse workers | Any | 15 | 1.7 | 0.9 to 3.3 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.9 to 4.4 | ||
| <10 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.8 to 3.9 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.7 to 4.9 | |||
| ⩾10 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.6 to 4.5 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.7 to 7.2 | |||
| Clerks | Any | 17 | 0.9 | 0.5 to 1.6 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3 to 1.5 | ||
| Police, guards, firefighters | Any | 23 | 1.3 | 0.8 to 2.3 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5 to 2.1 | ||
| <10 | 17 | 1.3 | 0.7 to 2.4 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3 to 1.9 | |||
| ⩾10 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.5 to 3.7 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6 to 5.1 | |||
| Construction workers | Any | 17 | 0.9 | 0.5 to 1.6 | 12 | 0.9 | 0.5 to 1.9 | ||
| Motor transport workers | Any | 14 | 0.7 | 0.4 to 1.4 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2 to 1.3 | ||
| Food services workers | Any | 10 | 1.7 | 0.8 to 3.7 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4 to 3.2 | ||
| <10 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3 to 3.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1 to 4.5 | |||
| ⩾10 | 7 | 2.3 | 0.9 to 6.0 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.5 to 5.5 | |||
| Chefs and cooks | Any | 7 | 1.7 | 0.7 to 4.1 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3 to 3.5 | ||
| <10 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5 to 6.4 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 to 8.5 | |||
| ⩾10 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.5 to 5.5 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2 to 4.7 | |||
| Food processors | Any | 6 | 0.6 | 0.3 to 1.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1 to 1.2 | ||
| Industries: | |||||||||
| Government | Any | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5 to 2.0 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.5 to 2.6 | ||
| Retail trades | Any | 12 | 0.6 | 0.3 to 1.2 | 10 | 0.9 | 0.4 to 1.8 | ||
| Wholesale trade | Any | 11 | 0.9 | 0.4 to 1.8 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.5 to 2.5 | ||
| Services to business | Any | 11 | 1.6 | 0.7 to 3.3 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4 to 3.0 | ||
| <10 | 7 | 1.7 | 0.7 to 4.4 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2 to 3.6 | |||
| ⩾10 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4 to 4.3 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4 to 5.8 | |||
| Construction | Any | 17 | 0.8 | 0.5 to 1.5 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.5 to 2.0 | ||
| Defence services | Any | 19 | 1.1 | 0.6 to 1.9 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.4 to 1.7 | ||
| Accomodation and food | Any | 12 | 1.7 | 0.8 to 3.4 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.6 to 3.8 | ||
| <10 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 to 4.2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2 to 4.7 | |||
| ⩾10 | 7 | 1.9 | 0.7 to 4.8 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.6 to 5.8 | |||
| Miscellaneous food | Any | 4 | 2.1 | 0.7 to 6.4 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.1 to 11.9 | ||
| Beverages | Any | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4 to 3.4 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3 to 4.0 | ||
↵6-150 Adjusted for age, respondent status, birthplace, educational level, beer consumption, spirits consumption, β-carotene index, cigarette-years, smoking patterns.
nexp=Number of exposed cases.