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Table 3 Non-melanoma skin cancer. OR and 95% confidence intervals associated with selected occupations*

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

  

Cases

Controls

Adjusted for age and sex

Adjusted for age, sex, and exposure to sun

Adjusted for age, sex, exposure to sun, and skin type

Code

ISCO

Exp

No Exp

Exp

No Exp

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

034

Engineering Technicians

6

1579

3

1504

1.90

0.47 – 7.60

1.86

0.46 – 7.49

2.07

0.51 – 8.44

067

Pharmacist

6

1579

2

1505

2.88

0.58 – 14.36

2.81

0.56 – 14.02

2.82

0.55 – 14.43

132

Secondary Education Teachers

46

1539

25

1482

1.80

1.10 – 2.95

1.78

1.08 – 2.92

1.75

1.05 – 2.89

193

Social Workers

5

1580

2

1505

2.47

0.48 – 12.79

2.41

0.46 – 12.47

2.25

0.42 – 12.16

212

Factory Managers

9

1576

2

1505

4.37

0.94 – 20.33

4.24

0.91 – 19.74

3.46

0.73 – 16.33

342

Computer Operators

7

1578

2

1505

3.52

0.73 – 17.01

3.46

0.71 – 16.77

3.07

0.62 – 15.22

399

Clerks n.e.c.

6

1579

3

1504

1.97

0.49 – 7.93

1.96

0.49 – 7.86

2.08

0.50 – 8.59

431

Sales Engineers

13

1572

5

1502

2.49

0.88 – 7.01

2.44

0.87 – 6.89

2.53

0.88 – 7.25

531

Cooks

8

1577

25

1481

0.31

0.14 – 0.69

0.31

0.14 – 0.69

0.34

0.15 – 0.76

551

Building Caretakers

12

1573

23

1484

0.50

0.25 – 1.00

0.50

0.25 – 1.00

0.46

0.23 – 0.95

612

Specialized Farmers

55

1530

36

1471

1.44

0.94 – 2.21

1.47

0.95 – 2.26

1.49

0.96 – 2.32

711

Miners and Quarrymen

29

1556

4

1503

6.86

2.40 – 19.6

7.07

2.47 – 20.24

7.04

2.44 – 20.31

728

Galvinizers

11

1574

4

1503

2.60

0.82 – 8.20

2.58

0.82 – 8.16

2.91

0.91 – 9.25

749

Chemical Worker s

5

1580

1

1506

4.58

0.53 – 39.39

4.59

0.53 – 39.46

4.51

0.51 – 39.87

773

Butchers and Meat Preparers

8

1577

17

1489

0.45

0.19 – 1.04

0.44

0.19 – 1.04

0.41

0.17 – 0.97

811

Cabinetmakers

3

1582

10

1497

0.28

0.08 – 1.02

0.28

0.08 – 1.02

0.27

0.07 – 0.99

855

Electricians

9

1576

20

1487

0.42

0.19 – 0.94

0.42

0.19 – 0.93

0.38

0.17 – 0.85

926

Bookbinders

7

1578

3

1504

2.26

0.58 – 8.77

2.26

0.58 – 8.77

2.12

0.53 – 8.46

951

Masons

69

1516

47

1460

1.42

0.97 – 2.08

1.44

0.98 – 2.13

1.54

1.04 – 2.27

983

Railway Engine Drivers and Firemen

10

1575

2

1505

4.55

0.99 – 20.89

4.49

0.98 – 20.62

4.14

0.89 – 19.29

999

Laborers n.e.c.

122

1463

90

1417

1.32

0.99 – 1.76

1.34

1.00 – 1.80

1.37

1.02 – 1.85

  1. * Criterion: OR>2 or statistically significant OR (lower limit of OR adjusted for age, sex, exposure to sun and skin type > = .9 or upper limit <1).