Table 4 Cancer mortality (continued): Number of fatalities and HRs for cancer according to socio-economic status for women and men in Sweden from 1960 to 20041
From: Socio-economic status and overall and cause-specific mortality in Sweden
Cancer | Women | Men | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Fatalities | HR2 (95% CI) | Fatalities | HR3 (95% CI) |
Colorectal Cancer | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Blue-collar worker | 6527 | Ref. | 9186 | Ref. |
   Service worker | 1367 | 0.96 (0.91;1.02) | 297 | 1.14 (1.02;1.28) |
   Farmhand | 620 | 0.98 (0.91;1.07) | 854 | 0.98 (0.92;1.05) |
   Farmer | 2080 | 0.94 (0.90;0.99) | 2201 | 0.86 (0.82;0.90) |
   White-collar worker | 5705 | 0.95 (0.91;1.00) | 5789 | 1.00 (0.97;1.04) |
   Employer | 434 | 0.95 (0.86;1.05) | 635 | 1.04 (0.96;1.13) |
   Entrepreneur | 1736 | 0.97 (0.92;1.02) | 2155 | 1.07 (1.02;1.12) |
   Professional | 188 | 0.92 (0.80;1.07) | 284 | 1.13 (0.99;1.27) |
   Military personnel | 119 | 1.06 (0.88;1.27) | 185 | 0.92 (0.79;1.06) |
Pancreatic Cancer | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Blue-collar worker | 3922 | Ref. | 5179 | Ref. |
   Service worker | 918 | 1.08 (0.99;1.16) | 166 | 1.13 (0.97;1.32) |
   Farmhand | 368 | 0.97 (0.87;1.08) | 466 | 0.94 (0.85;1.03) |
   Farmer | 1250 | 0.96 (0.91;1.03) | 1184 | 0.86 (0.80;0.91) |
   White-collar worker | 3501 | 0.96 (0.92;1.02) | 3260 | 1.00 (0.96;1.05) |
   Employer | 279 | 1.00 (0.88;1.13) | 357 | 1.07 (0.96;1.19) |
   Entrepreneur | 1010 | 0.94 (0.88;1.01) | 1255 | 1.12 (1.05;1.19) |
   Professional | 103 | 0.85 (0.70;1.03) | 142 | 1.01 (0.85;1.20) |
   Military personnel | 60 | 0.88 (0.68;1.14) | 111 | 0.98 (0.81;1.19) |
Breast Cancer | Â | Â | Â | NA |
   Blue-collar worker | 7686 | Ref. |  |  |
   Service worker | 1578 | 0.96 (0.91;1.01) |  |  |
   Farmhand | 660 | 0.91 (0.84;0.98) |  |  |
   Farmer | 2450 | 1.00 (0.96;1.05) |  |  |
   White-collar worker | 7708 | 1.05 (1.01;1.08) |  |  |
   Employer | 579 | 1.09 (1.00;1.18) |  |  |
   Entrepreneur | 2086 | 1.01 (0.96;1.06) |  |  |
   Professional | 264 | 1.12 (0.99;1.27) |  |  |
   Military personnel | 127 | 0.98 (0.82;1.14) |  |  |
Prostate Cancer | Â | NA | Â | Â |
   Blue-collar worker |  |  | 14844 | Ref. |
   Service worker |  |  | 473 | 1.12 (1.02;1.23) |
   Farmhand |  |  | 1456 | 1.00 (0.94;1.05) |
   Farmer |  |  | 4783 | 1.10 (1.06;1.14) |
   White-collar worker |  |  | 9578 | 1.02 (1.00;1.05) |
   Employer |  |  | 1091 | 1.05 (0.99;1.14) |
   Entrepreneur |  |  | 3415 | 1.03 (0.99;1.07) |
   Professional |  |  | 465 | 1.12 (1.00;1.23) |
   Military personnel |  |  | 338 | 1.02 (0.92;1.14) |