Table 2 Risk of bladder cancer for industry (SIC) and occupation (SOC) among women*
Overall
CasesControlsOR (95% CI)
Industry
    Legal/educational services833.41 (0.81 to 14.3)
    Groceries and related goods742.08 (0.56 to 7.72)
    Yarn and thread mills841.94 (0.45 to 8.44)
    Textile mill products761.23 (0.35 to 4.41)
    Agricultural production - crops32341.16 (0.63 to 2.15)
    Miscellaneous retail460.94 (0.24 to 3.59)
    Clothing/suits, coats, trousers790.91 (0.31 to 2.68)
    Miscellaneous business services34400.89 (0.49 to 1.62)
    Agricultural production - livestock6100.74 (0.24 to 2.26)
    Food products/preparation460.65 (0.17 to 2.53)
    Food stores370.53 (0.13 to 2.14)
    Restaurants/kitchens, etc480.23 (0.05 to 1.07)
Occupation
    Machine operators and tenders14111.83 (0.71 to 4.71)
    Officials and administrators741.79 (0.47 to 6.79)
    Farm workers871.66 (0.57 to 4.84)
    Technical sales workers17161.14 (0.53 to 2.46)
    Cleaning/building service occupations29311.01 (0.55 to 1.87)
    Farmers31370.99 (0.55 to 1.79)
    Other precision workers550.95 (0.23 to 3.94)
    Hand working occupations8140.72 (0.28 to 1.82)
    Manual occupations9110.49 (0.16 to 1.48)
  • *Adjusted for age, hospital region, smoking duration (missing, never, 0 to <10 years, 10 to <20 years, 20 to <30 years, 30 to <40 years and ⩾40 years) and ever being employed in a high-risk occupation for bladder cancer. For each SIC category, the reference group does not include subjects who ever held a job in that SIC category.

  • SIC, Standard Industrial Classification; SOC, Standard Occupational Classification.