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Adjusted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for different occupations (job titles). |
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| Job Title (code#) |
NHL cases n (%) |
Controls n (%) |
OR adj a (95% CI) |
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| Ever held Occupations |
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| Accountant (1) |
30 (5.8) |
81 (5.4) |
1.21 (0.77, 1.89) |
| Administrator (2) |
11 (2.1) |
52 (3.4) |
0.58 (0.30, 1.15) |
| Carpenter (12) |
21 (4.1) |
55 (3.6) |
1.06 (0.63, 1.79) |
| Clerk (17) |
14 (2.7) |
92 (6.1) |
0.44 (0.24, 0.79) |
| Constructor (19) |
14 (2.7) |
78 (5.2) |
0.51 (0.28, 0.93) |
| Driver (25) |
55 (10.7) |
133 (8.8) |
1.29 (0.91, 1.82) |
| Electrician (26) |
16 (3.1) |
47 (3.1) |
0.99 (0.54, 1.78) |
| Engineer (27) |
13 (2.5) |
68 (4.5) |
0.54 (0.29, 1.02) |
| Factory worker (29) |
13 (2.5) |
46 (3.0) |
1.14 (0.59, 2.17) |
| Foreman (30) |
11 (2.1) |
39 (2.6) |
0.64 (0.32, 1.28) |
| Farmer (31, 33, 89) |
86 (16.7) |
230 (15.3) |
1.14 (0.85, 1.54) |
| Armed forces (138) |
28 (5.5) |
92 (6.1) |
0.76 (0.48, 1.18) |
| Janitor (41) |
14 (2.7) |
40 (2.7) |
1.07 (0.57, 2.02) |
| Labourer (44) |
31 (6.0) |
99 (6.6) |
0.86 (0.56, 1.33) |
| Lumberman (46) |
17 (3.3) |
38 (2.5) |
1.12 (0.61, 2.03) |
| Machinist (47) |
22 (4.3) |
49 (3.2) |
1.41 (0.83, 2.40) |
| Manager (48) |
63 (12.3) |
183 (12.1) |
0.97 (0.70, 1.33) |
| Mechanic (49) |
26 (5.1) |
88 (5.8) |
0.83 (0.52, 1.31) |
| Salesman (73) |
44 (8.6) |
127 (8.4) |
1.06 (0.73, 1.53) |
| School Teacher (74) |
31 (6.0) |
88 (5.8) |
0.96 (0.62, 1.48) |
| Welder (86) |
13 (2.5) |
33 (2.2) |
1.25 (0.64, 2.44) |
| Office worker (97) |
17 (3.3) |
68 (4.5) |
0.70 (0.40, 1.22) |
| Equipment hander (134) |
14 (2.7) |
37 (2.5) |
1.34 (0.70, 2.56) |
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| Long held Occupations |
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| Accountant (1) |
20 (3.9) |
41 (2.7) |
1.39 (0.79, 2.42) |
| Driver (25) |
27 (5.3) |
48 (3.2) |
1.45 (0.88, 2.37) |
| Farmer (31, 33, 89) |
50 (9.8) |
106 (7.0) |
1.54 (1.05, 2.27)c |
| Machinist (47) |
12 (2.3) |
16 (1.1) |
2.21 (1.02, 4.79)c |
| Manager (48) |
31 (6.0) |
96 (6.4) |
0.86 (0.56, 1.32) |
| Mechanic (49) |
15 (2.9) |
49 (2.2) |
1.00 (0.99, 1.02) |
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# Statistics Canada. Standard occupational classification. Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services, 1980. a All odds ratios were adjusted for age and province of residence. c Statistically significant results are bold. | |||
Karunanayake et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:44 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-44 |
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