Table 2 Adjusted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for different occupations (job titles).
From: Occupational exposures and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Canadian case-control study
Job Title (code#) | NHL cases n (%) | Controls n (%) | OR adj a (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Ever held Occupations | Â | Â | Â |
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) |
Long held Occupations | Â | Â | Â |
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) |