Exposure* | Cases (n = 201) | Controls (n = 626) | OR† | 95% CI | |||
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n | % | n | % | ||||
*Exposure to risk occupations was assessed by filling in a check list of 23 occupations considered to increase the risk for lung cancer according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).2 | |||||||
†Odds ratios (exposed v non-exposed) adjusted for age, year of death, and smoking habits (number of cigarettes per day). | |||||||
Asphalt | No | 176 | 91.7 | 583 | 95.4 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 16 | 8.3 | 28 | 4.6 | 1.66 | 0.86 to 3.20 | |
Coal | No | 195 | 98.5 | 594 | 95.7 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 3 | 1.5 | 27 | 4.4 | 0.30 | 0.09 to 1.03 | |
Paint | No | 173 | 87.4 | 540 | 89.1 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 25 | 12.6 | 66 | 10.9 | 1.05 | 0.63 to 1.74 | |
Asbestos | No | 167 | 90.8 | 583 | 97.2 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 17 | 9.2 | 17 | 2.8 | 3.45 | 1.68 to 7.07 | |
Welder | No | 176 | 89.3 | 574 | 93.0 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 21 | 10.7 | 43 | 7.0 | 1.55 | 0.88 to 2.72 | |
Construction | No | 160 | 82.1 | 483 | 78.5 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 35 | 18.0 | 132 | 21.5 | 0.70 | 0.46 to 1.07 | |
Truck driver | No | 185 | 92.5 | 565 | 90.7 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 15 | 7.5 | 58 | 9.3 | 0.76 | 0.41 to 1.39 | |
Garage/filling station | No | 197 | 98.5 | 602 | 96.3 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 3 | 1.5 | 23 | 3.7 | 0.34 | 0.10 to 1.15 | |
Leather | No | 196 | 98.5 | 617 | 98.7 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 3 | 1.5 | 8 | 1.3 | 1.42 | 0.34 to 5.86 | |
Foundry | No | 192 | 97.5 | 616 | 98.6 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 5 | 2.5 | 9 | 1.4 | 2.00 | 0.63 to 6.35 | |
Butcher | No | 194 | 97.0 | 614 | 98.2 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 6 | 3.0 | 11 | 1.8 | 1.64 | 0.57 to 4.71 | |
Seaman | No | 160 | 80.4 | 548 | 87.8 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 39 | 19.6 | 76 | 12.2 | 1.53 | 0.99 to 2.38 | |
Longshoreman | No | 160 | 80.8 | 524 | 84.1 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 38 | 19.2 | 99 | 15.9 | 1.14 | 0.74 to 1.75 | |
Cement | No | 186 | 94.4 | 581 | 93.6 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 11 | 5.6 | 40 | 6.4 | 0.82 | 0.40 to 1.67 | |
Power plant | No | 173 | 86.9 | 555 | 89.2 | 1.00 | – |
Yes | 26 | 13.1 | 67 | 10.8 | 1.10 | 0.66 to 1.82 |