Occupation and skin cancer: the results of the HELIOS-I multicenter case-control study

Suárez, Berta; López-Abente, Gonzalo; Martínez, Carmen; Navarro, Carmen; Tormo, Maria José; Rosso, Stefano; Schraub, Simon; Gafà, Lorenzo; Sancho-Garnier, Hélène; Wechsler, Janine; Zanetti, Roberto

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-180

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Effect of occupation (major groups) on non-melanoma skin cancers. OR and 95% confidence intervals. Estimates adjusted for a) age group, sex and center; b) age group, sex, exposure to sun, skin type and center. All cases, basal cell and squamous cell

From: Occupation and skin cancer: the results of the HELIOS-I multicenter case-control study

		TOTAL CASES
				Adjusted for age and sex		Adjusted for age, sex, exposure to sun, and skin type
		Exp	No exp	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Physical scientists, architects and engineers, biological and health scientists, mathematicians and economists	Cases	129	1455	1.28	0.98–1.69	1.21	0.91–1.62
	Controls	98	1407
Accountants, jurists, teachers, writers and artists	Cases	185	1400	1.13	0.90–1.41	1.11	0.88–1.40
	Controls	158	1349
Administrative and managerial workers	Cases	60	1524	1.32	0.88–1.97	1.30	0.86–1.96
	Controls	43	1464
Clerical and related workers	Cases	287	1295	0.93	0.77–1.11	0.88	0.73–1.07
	Controls	292	1212
Sales workers	Cases	176	1406	0.90	0.72–1.13	0.89	0.71–1.11
	Controls	185	1321
Service workers	Cases	283	1302	0.85	0.71–1.02	0.85	0.71–1.02
	Controls	308	1196
Agriculture, animal husbandry and fishermen	Cases	486	1097	1.06	0.91–1.25	1.18	0.96–1.45
	Controls	436	1069
Miners, metalworker, woodworkers, chemical workers	Cases	288	1297	1.08	0.90–1.30	1.12	0.93–1.35
	Controls	258	1248
Leather workers, welders, electricians and glass workers	Cases	289	1295	0.91	0.76–1.10	0.90	0.74–1.08
	Controls	295	1211
Rubber workers, graphic artists, painters, builders, transport workers	Cases	431	1153	1.08	0.91–1.28	1.10	0.93–1.31
	Controls	387	1118
		BASAL CELL
Physical scientists, architects and engineers, biological and health scientists, mathematicians and economists	Cases	115	1217	1.38	1.04–1.83	1.26	0.94–1.69
	Controls	98	1407
Accountants, jurists, teachers, writers and artists	Cases	152	1181	1.10	0.87–1.40	1.07	0.84–1.37
	Controls	158	1349
Administrative and managerial workers	Cases	50	1282	1.35	0.89–2.05	1.31	0.85–2.01
	Controls	43	1464
Clerical and related workers	Cases	253	1077	0.97	0.80–1.17	0.90	0.74–1.10
	Controls	292	1212
Sales workers	Cases	159	1172	0.98	0.78–1.22	0.96	0.76–1.21
	Controls	185	1321
Service workers	Cases	246	1087	0.88	0.73–1.06	0.88	0.73–1.07
	Controls	308	1196
Agriculture, animal husbandry and fishermen	Cases	394	939	1.04	0.88–1.23	1.21	0.97–1.50
	Controls	436	1069
Miners, metalworker, woodworkers, chemical workers	Cases	246	1087	1.10	0.90–1.33	1.14	0.93–1.39
	Controls	258	1248
Leather workers, welders, electricians and glass workers	Cases	250	1083	0.96	0.79–1.16	0.93	0.76–1.13
	Controls	295	1211
Rubber workers, graphic artists, painters, builders, transport workers	Cases	353	980	1.07	0.90–1.27	1.10	0.92–1.32
	Controls	387	1118
		SQUAMOUS CELL
Physical scientists, architects and engineers, biological and health scientists, mathematicians and economists	Cases	10	173	0.88	0.45–1.72	0.85	0.40–1.80
	Controls	98	1407
Accountants, jurists, teachers, writers and artists	Cases	16	167	0.81	0.46–1.43	0.80	0.43–1.48
	Controls	158	1349
Administrative and managerial workers	Cases	8	175	1.27	0.59–2.77	1.43	0.61–3.32
	Controls	43	1464
Clerical and related workers	Cases	19	164	0.55	0.34–0.90	0.58	0.34–0.99
	Controls	292	1212
Sales workers	Cases	12	170	0.48	0.26–0.88	0.48	0.25–0.92
	Controls	185	1321
Service workers	Cases	24	159	0.66	0.42–1.02	0.65	0.40–1.03
	Controls	308	1196
Agriculture, animal husbandry and fishermen	Cases	75	106	1.34	0.95–1.89	1.00	0.65–1.54
	Controls	436	1069
Miners, metalworker, woodworkers, chemical workers	Cases	30	153	1.01	0.67–1.53	1.13	0.73–1.75
	Controls	258	1248
Leather workers, welders, electricians and glass workers	Cases	30	152	0.72	0.47–1.10	0.79	0.51–1.23
	Controls	295	1211
Rubber workers, graphic artists, painters, builders, transport workers	Cases	62	120	1.21	0.87–1.69	1.19	0.83–1.70
	Controls	387	1118

Exp : Exposed
No Exp : No exposed

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