Relative risks for gastric cancer among female 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: | ||||||||||
| 042 Psychiatric attendants | 17 | 1.08 | 0.67 to 1.73 | 1.24 | 0.76 to 2.02 | 8 | 1.20 | 0.60 to 2.41 | 1.37 | 0.67 to 2.79 |
| 043 Practical nurses | 193 | 1.11 | 0.96 to 1.28 | 1.44 | 1.19 to 1.75 | 62 | 1.38 | 1.06 to 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.34 to 2.52 |
| 044 Dental nurses | 11 | 1.20 | 0.66 to 2.17 | 1.39 | 0.76 to 2.53 | 6 | 1.26 | 0.56 to 2.82 | 1.45 | 0.64 to 3.28 |
| 092 Social workers | 19 | 0.96 | 0.61 to 1.51 | 1.11 | 0.70 to 1.75 | 5 | 0.80 | 0.33 to 1.93 | 0.90 | 0.37 to 2.19 |
| 093 Librarians or archivists | 11 | 0.98 | 0.54 to 1.77 | 1.13 | 0.62 to 2.07 | 2 | 0.70 | 0.18 to 2.82 | 0.81 | 0.20 to 3.27 |
| Sector 1, administrative and managerial: | ||||||||||
| 101 Government workers | 10 | 0.93 | 0.50 to 1.73 | 1.27 | 0.56 to 2.87 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Sector 2, bookkeeping and clerical work: | ||||||||||
| 204 Cashiers | 40 | 1.33 | 0.97 to 1.81 | 1.41 | 1.02 to 1.96 | 7 | 1.38 | 0.65 to 2.90 | 1.37 | 0.64 to 2.97 |
| 292 Bank employees | 21 | 1.60 | 1.04 to 2.46 | 1.69 | 1.09 to 2.62 | 4 | 1.55 | 0.58 to 4.14 | 1.52 | 0.56 to 4.15 |
| 296 Insurance raters | 10 | 1.15 | 0.62 to 2.14 | 1.15 | 0.61 to 2.15 | 6 | 1.68 | 0.75 to 3.75 | 1.73 | 0.75 to 3.98 |
| Sector 3, sales work: | ||||||||||
| 302 Working proprietor or retail | 31 | 1.03 | 0.72 to 1.47 | 1.22 | 0.84 to 1.76 | 12 | 1.04 | 0.59 to 1.84 | 1.43 | 0.78 to 2.63 |
| 333 Shop assistants | 256 | 0.87 | 0.76 to 0.99 | 1.10 | 0.83 to 1.46 | 77 | 0.74 | 0.58 to 0.93 | 0.99 | 0.56 to 1.74 |
| Sector 4, agriculture, forestry, and fishing: | ||||||||||
| 401 Agriculture enterprises | 16 | 1.28 | 0.78 to 2.08 | 1.20 | 0.72 to 2.01 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 412 Horticultural workers | 22 | 1.28 | 0.84 to 1.94 | 1.24 | 0.79 to 1.95 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 413 Livestock workers | 21 | 1.12 | 0.73 to 1.72 | 0.95 | 0.60 to 1.51 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Sector 6, transport and communications: | ||||||||||
| 635 Delivery women | 10 | 1.16 | 0.62 to 2.15 | 1.18 | 0.61 to 2.29 | |||||
| 653 Telephone operators | 14 | 1.43 | 0.85 to 2.42 | 1.58 | 0.89 to 2.80 | 11 | 1.46 | 0.80 to 2.65 | 1.52 | 0.74 to 3.15 |
| Sectors 7 and 8, production I or II: | ||||||||||
| 701 Spinners or weavers or knitters | 25 | 1.16 | 0.78 to 1.73 | 1.04 | 0.69 to 1.57 | 10 | 0.96 | 0.51 to 1.81 | 0.81 | 0.42 to 1.57 |
| 758 Other engineering work | 30 | 1.67 | 1.17 to 2.40 | 1.55 | 1.06 to 2.25 | 5 | 1.42 | 0.59 to 3.42 | 1.37 | 0.55 to 3.42 |
| 768 Other electronic work | 26 | 1.58 | 1.08 to 2.33 | 1.48 | 0.99 to 2.20 | 5 | 1.15 | 0.48 to 2.78 | 1.12 | 0.45 to 2.76 |
| 822 Bakers and pastry cooks | 16 | 1.31 | 0.80 to 2.13 | 1.16 | 0.70 to 1.91 | 6 | 1.40 | 0.63 to 3.13 | 1.33 | 0.58 to 3.04 |
| 825 Canning workers | 15 | 1.70 | 1.02 to 2.82 | 1.64 | 0.97 to 2.75 | 6 | 2.28 | 1.02 to 5.10 | 2.24 | 0.97 to 5.18 |
| 852 Plastic product workers | 17 | 1.81 | 1.13 to 2.92 | 1.70 | 1.05 to 2.77 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 881 Packers | 33 | 1.16 | 0.83 to 1.64 | 1.05 | 0.73 to 1.50 | 3 | 0.69 | 0.22 to 2.16 | 0.60 | 0.19 to 1.91 |
| Sector 9, services and military work: | ||||||||||
| 912 Cooks | 48 | 1.25 | 0.94 to 1.66 | 1.14 | 0.85 to 1.53 | 23 | 1.81 | 1.19 to 2.74 | 1.58 | 1.02 to 2.44 |
| 913 Kitchen maids | 121 | 1.22 | 1.01 to 1.46 | 1.12 | 0.92 to 1.35 | 16 | 1.26 | 0.77 to 2.06 | 1.07 | 0.64 to 1.79 |
| 931 Building caretakers | 12 | 1.25 | 0.71 to 2.21 | 1.13 | 0.64 to 2.00 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 932 Cleaners | 281 | 1.20 | 1.06 to 1.36 | 1.11 | 0.96 to 1.28 | 59 | 1.24 | 0.95 to 1.61 | 1.03 | 0.76 to 1.40 |
| 943 Laundry or dry cleaning | 26 | 1.30 | 0.89 to 1.92 | 1.18 | 0.80 to 1.75 | 10 | 1.57 | 0.84 to 2.93 | 1.36 | 0.72 to 2.56 |
| 948 Other service work | 10 | 1.35 | 0.73 to 2.51 | 1.21 | 0.65 to 2.27 | 0 | – | – | – | – |