Table 3

Risk of lung cancer associated with ever having worked in the selected specific occupations (ISCO-68) stratified by sex

ISCO-68 major groupsEver worked
N (cases/controls)
Model 0*
OR (95% CI)
Model 1†
OR (95% CI)
Model 2‡
OR (95% CI)
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
Textile industry workers5/496/580.6 (0.1 to 2.0)0.8 (0.3 to 2.3)0.4 (0.1 to 1.2)0.9 (0.4 to 2.4)0.6 (0.3 to 1.6)0.4 (0.1 to 1.1)
Painters7/311.1 (0.5 to 2.7)0.7 (0.3 to 2.0)0.7 (0.3 to 2.0)
Construction workers95/3181.6 (1.2 to 2.1)1.5 (1.1 to 1.9)1.4 (1.0 to 1.8)
Drivers53/2501.0 (0.7 to 1.4)0.8 (0.6 to 1.2)0.9 (0.6 to 1.2)
Road drivers46/1900.9 (0.7 to 1.3)0.8 (0.5 to 1.1)0.8 (0.5 to 1.2)
Heavy vehicles drivers9/690.6 (0.3 to 1.2)0.4 (0.2 to 0.9)0.4 (0.2 to 0.9)
Welders16/531.5 (0.8 to 2.7)1.2 (0.6 to 2.4)1.0 (0.5 to 2.0)
Farmers161/67818/691.2 (0.9 to 1.5)2.3 (1.2 to 4.5)1.1 (0.9 to 1.4)2.4 (1.2 to 4.6)1.0 (0.8 to 1.3)2.6 (1.3 to 5.3)
Only field farmers130/57614/631.1 (0.9 to 1.4)2.0 (1.0 to 4.0)1.1 (0.9 to 1.4)2.0 (1.0 to 4.1)1.0 (0.8 to 1.3)2.4 (1.1 to 5.1)
Only animal farmers16/603/51.4 (0.8 to 2.5)3.1 (0.6 to 14.4)1.2 (0.6 to 2.2)3.0 (0.7 to 14.8)1.0 (0.5 to 2.0)3.9 (0.8 to 19.7)
Petroleum industry workers5/131.7 (0.6 to 4.8)2.5 (0.8 to 7.6)3.2 (1.1 to 9.8)
Bakers8/243/51.8 (0.8 to 4.0)5.0 (1.1 to 22.2)1.8 (0.8 to 4.3)5.0 (1.1 to 23.2)1.4 (0.5 to 3.7)5.5 (1.0 to 29.8)
Rubber industry workers3/91.7 (0.4 to 6.7)2.5 (0.5 to 11.0)2.7 (0.6 to 12.6)
  • *Model 0 (M0) is adjusted for age categories (5-year categories) and residence (provinces).

  • †Model 1 (M1) is adjusted for M0 plus cigarette smoking status and intensity.

  • ‡Model 2 (M2) is adjusted for M1 plus opium consumption.

  • –, no data; ISCO-68, International Standard Classification of Occupations; N, number.