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Table 1 Comparative age-adjusted cancer prevalence in the FAHS and NHANES

From: Cancer prevalence among flight attendants compared to the general population

Cancers

Gender

FAHS count, unweighted

NHANES count, unweighted

Prevalence FAHS, %

Prevalence, NHANES, %

SPR (95% CI)

Breast Cancer

Female

195

29

3.4

2.3

1.51 (1.02–2.24)

Uterine Cancer

Female

27

2

0.51

0.13

3.83 (0.81–18.19)

Cervical Cancer

Female

48

9

1.0

0.70

1.48 (0.73–3.00)

Gastrointestinal Cancera

Female

26

4

0.47

0.27

1.73 (0.55–5.39)

Melanoma

Female

109

13

2.2

0.98

2.27 (1.27–4.06)

Male

24

10

1.2

0.69

1.47 (0.72–3.01)

Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

Female

418

23

7.4

1.8

4.09 (2.70–6.20)

Male

65

42

3.2

2.9

1.11 (0.78–1.59)

Thyroid Cancer

Female

33

7

0.67

0.56

1.19 (0.53–2.66)

  1. CI confidence interval, FAHS flight attendant health study, NHANES National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey; SPR: standardized prevalence ratio
  2. aIncludes colon, stomach, esophageal, liver, and pancreatic cancers