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Table 3 Comparison of observed to expected (O/E) numbers of cases and standardized incidence ratios (SIR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for 4 different types of cancer amongst female workers, by calendar years and duration of employment

From: Increased standardized incidence ratio of breast cancer in female electronics workers

 

Breast cancer

Cervical cancer

Colorectal cancer

Thyroid cancer

Duration of Employment

O/E

SIR (95% CI)

O/E

SIR (95% CI)

O/E

SIR (95% CI)

O/E

SIR (95% CI)

Overall

        

< 1 month

56/43.8

1.28 (0.97–1.66)

66/59.2

1.11 (0.86–1.42)

18/15.5

1.16 (0.69–1.84)

11/15.2

0.73 (0.36–1.30)

1–11 months

84/84.9

0.99 (0.79–1.22)

132/114.9

1.15 (0.96–1.36)

36/27.7

1.30 (0.91–1.80)

22/25.7

0.86 (0.54–1.30)

1–4 years

71/64.8

1.10 (0.86–1.38)

68/90.2

0.75 (0.59–0.96)

18/17.8

1.01 (0.60–1.60)

11/15.3

0.72 (0.36–1.29)

5–9 years

47/53.3

0.88 (0.65–1.17)

60/68.9

0.87 (0.66–1.12)

11/13.2

0.84 (0.42–1.50)

7/8.6

0.82 (0.33–1.69)

≥ 10 years

28/16.7

1.68 (1.11–2.42)

11/19.3

0.57 (0.28–1.02)

15/15.3

0.98 (0.55–1.62)

8/13.2

0.61 (0.26–1.20)

Total

286/263.6

1.09 (0.96–1.22)

337/352.4

0.96 (0.86–1.06)

98/89.3

1.10 (0.89–1.34)

59/77.9

0.76 (0.58–0.98)

Before 20 June 1974

        

< 1 month

11/5.6

1.97 (0.98–3.52)

5/7.4

0.68 (0.22–1.58)

1/1.8

0.57 (0.01–3.15)

0/1.1

-

1–11 months

19/15.6

1.22 (0.73–1.90)

26/20.8

1.25 (0.82–1.83)

5/4.9

1.02 (0.33–2.39)

2/2.9

0.68 (0.08–2.47)

1–4 years

17/12.3

1.38 (0.81–2.22)

16/17.3

0.93 (0.53–1.50)

2/3.6

0.56 (0.06–2.02)

2/1.9

1.03 (0.12–3.71)

5–9 years

20/17.5

1.14 (0.70–1.76)

14/23.3

0.60 (0.33–1.01)

7/4.0

1.73 (0.69–3.57)

0/2.7

-

≥ 10 years

23/14.2

1.62 (1.02–2.42)

11/16.5

0.67 (0.33–1.19)

6/6.3

0.96 (0.35–2.08)

1/3.6

0.28 (0.004–1.54)

Total

90/65.2

1.38 (1.11–1.70)

72/85.2

0.84 (0.66–1.06)

21/20.5

1.02 (0.63–1.56)

5/12.2

0.41 (0.13–0.95)

After 20 June 1974

        

< 1 month

45/38.2

1.18 (0.86–1.57)

61/51.8

1.18 (0.90–1.51)

17/13.7

1.24 (0.72–1.99)

11/14.1

0.78 (0.39–1.39)

1–11 months

65/69.3

0.94 (0.72–1.20)

106/94.1

1.13 (0.92–1.36)

31/22.8

1.36 (0.92–1.93)

20/22.8

0.88 (0.54–1.36)

1–4 years

54/52.5

1.03 (0.77–1.34)

52/72.9

0.71 (0.53–0.94)

16/14.2

1.13 (0.64–1.83)

9/13.3

0.68 (0.31–1.28)

5–9 years

27/35.8

0.75 (0.50–1.10)

46/45.7

1.01 (0.74–1.34)

4/9.1

0.44 (0.12–1.12)

7/5.9

1.20 (0.48–2.46)

≥ 10 years

5/2.5

2.03 (0.65–4.74)

0/2.8

-

9/9.0

1.00 (0.46–1.90)

7/9.6

0.73 (0.29–1.51)

Total

196/198.3

0.99 (0.85–1.14)

265/267.2

0.99 (0.88–1.12)

77/68.8

1.12 (0.88–1.40)

54/65.6

0.82 (0.62–1.07)