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Table 4 Basal cell (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). OR and 95% confidence intervals associated with each occupation

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

    

BASAL CELL

 

SQUAMOUS CELL

  

Controls

BCC

Adjusted for age and sex

 

Adjusted for age, sex, exposure to sun, and phenotype

 

SCC

Adjusted for age and sex

 

Adjusted for age, sex, exposure to sun, and phenotype

 
  

1507

1333

    

183

    

CODE

ISCO

Exp

Exp

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Exp

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

023

Electrical Engineers

3

4

1.50

0.34 – 6.74

1.10

0.24 – 5.05

1

2.93

0.30 – 29.16

3.24

0.29 – 35.73

033

Surveyor's Assistants

4

2

0.58

0.11 – 3.18

0.46

0.08 – 2.64

1

2.13

0.24 – 19.10

2.11

0.21 – 21.23

039

Engineer's Aides

5

2

0.46

0.09 – 2.38

0.45

0.08 – 2.36

1

1.81

0.22 – 15.06

2.47

0.23 – 26.27

067

Pharmacists

2

4

2.17

0.39 – 11.89

1.98

0.34 – 11.44

1

6.29

0.46 – 86.66

7.26

0.49 – 108.42

111

Professional Accountants

42

34

0.92

0.58 – 1.48

0.99

0.61 – 1.60

9

1.22

0.51 – 2.92

0.92

0.37 – 2.29

132

Secondary Education Teachers

25

41

1.88

1.13 – 3.11

1.76

1.05 – 2.94

3

1.6

0.47 – 5.48

1.9

0.52 – 6.87

133

Teacher, Primary Teachers

36

28

0.86

0.52 – 1.43

0.79

0.47 – 1.32

1

0.43

0.06 – 3.11

0.44

0.06 – 3.56

139

Teachers n.e.c.

7

7

1.14

0.40 – 3.26

0.96

0.33 – 2.79

1

1.73

0.21 – 14.09

2.33

0.28 – 19.73

193

Social Workers

2

5

2.87

0.55 – 14.86

2.45

0.46 – 13.24

0

 

-

 

-

202

Memb Legislative Bodies, high civil servants

2

2

1.13

0.16 – 8.05

1.25

0.17 – 9.06

2

5.08

0.73 – 35.53

3.62

0.42 – 31.07

211

General Managers

12

12

1.15

0.51 – 2.57

1.16

0.51 – 2.65

3

2.05

0.58 – 7.32

2.82

0.68 – 11.69

212

Factory Managers

2

8

4.68

0.99 – 22.16

3.52

0.73 – 16.92

0

 

-

 

-

219

Managers n.e.c.

25

22

1.01

0.56 – 1.80

0.94

0.52 – 1.71

3

0.83

0.25 – 2.77

1.03

0.28 – 3.77

321

Secretaries, Typists, Stenographers

29

31

1.21

0.72 – 2.03

1.05

0.62 – 1.79

0

 

-

 

-

331

Bookkeepers, Cashiers

62

52

0.93

0.64 – 1.36

0.85

0.58 – 1.26

5

0.88

0.35 – 2.21

1.1

0.41 – 2.95

339

Financial Clerks

19

19

1.09

0.57 – 2.07

0.98

0.51 – 1.88

1

0.48

0.07 – 3.53

0.57

0.07 – 4.39

342

Computer Operators

2

7

3.94

0.82 – 19.09

3.27

0.66 – 16.25

0

 

-

 

-

370

Mail Distribution Clerks

28

16

0.64

0.34 – 1.19

0.63

0.33 – 1.18

2

0.58

0.14 – 2.39

0.6

0.14 – 2.63

391

Stockroom Attendants

19

16

0.95

0.49 – 1.86

0.84

0.42 – 1.66

4

1.69

0.57 – 5.02

1.95

0.62 – 6.14

393

Clerks

85

80

1.05

0.77 – 1.44

1.01

0.73 – 1.41

8

0.95

0.45 – 2.00

1.22

0.55 – 2.69

399

Clerks n.e.c.

3

6

2.34

0.58 – 9.41

2.44

0.59 – 10.09

0

 

-

 

-

410

Shop Keepers

64

41

0.71

0.47 – 1.06

0.70

0.46 – 1.05

6

0.69

0.27 – 1.73

0.66

0.25 – 1.76

421

Sales Managers

4

9

2.63

0.81 – 8.58

2.27

0.69 – 7.50

0

 

-

 

-

431

Sales Engineers

5

13

3.01

1.07 – 8.49

3.02

1.05 – 8.66

0

 

-

 

-

432

Traveling Salesmen

25

20

0.93

0.51 – 1.68

0.95

0.52 – 1.74

1

0.26

0.04 – 1.89

0.27

0.04 – 2.06

451

Sales Clerks

73

62

0.95

0.67 – 1.35

0.92

0.64 – 1.31

3

0.41

0.13 – 1.30

0.49

0.15 – 1.60

452

Newsvendors

27

21

0.89

0.50 – 1.58

0.87

0.48 – 1.57

2

0.56

0.14 – 2.31

0.48

0.11 – 2.06

500

Bar, Hotel Managers

21

14

0.77

0.39 – 1.53

0.83

0.41 – 1.68

3

0.73

0.21 – 2.55

0.65

0.18 – 2.43

510

Restaurant, Hotel Owners

22

12

0.62

0.31 – 1.27

0.66

0.32 – 1.35

2

0.92

0.22 – 3.90

1.12

0.26 – 4.92

531

Cooks

25

8

0.36

0.16 – 0.81

0.39

0.17 – 0.87

0

 

-

 

-

532

Waiters

27

26

1.08

0.63 – 1.87

1.03

0.59 – 1.80

4

1.37

0.47 – 3.98

1.07

0.33 – 3.46

540

Service Workers n.e.c.

56

41

0.79

0.52 – 1.21

0.82

0.53 – 1.26

1

0.31

0.04 – 2.16

0.31

0.04 – 2.22

551

Building Caretakers

23

10

0.49

0.23 – 1.03

0.46

0.22 – 0.99

1

0.38

0.05 – 2.71

0.28

0.04 – 2.16

552

Charworkers

55

56

1.13

0.76 – 1.66

1.17

0.79 – 1.74

2

0.61

0.15 – 2.52

0.73

0.17 – 3.10

560

Launderers

9

7

0.88

0.32 – 2.37

0.98

0.36 – 2.70

1

1.38

0.17 – 11.03

2.21

0.26 – 18.49

570

Hairdressers, barbers, etc.

17

8

0.52

0.23 – 1.22

0.52

0.22 – 1.23

0

 

-

 

-

580

Memb. Armed Forces n.e.c.

34

29

1.00

0.60 – 1.66

0.95

0.56 – 1.60

5

0.91

0.34 – 2.41

0.9

0.32 – 2.52

582

Policemen

28

18

0.72

0.40 – 1.32

0.66

0.36 – 1.22

2

0.45

0.11 – 1.83

0.34

0.07 – 1.56

589

Protective Service Workers n.e.c.

15

17

1.38

0.68 – 2.82

1.36

0.66 – 2.82

3

1.16

0.33 – 4.00

0.96

0.24 – 3.80

599

Other service workers

20

24

1.37

0.75 – 2.50

1.31

0.71 – 2.42

1

0.48

0.07 – 3.47

0.34

0.04 – 2.87

611

General Farmers

85

68

0.88

0.63 – 1.23

0.93

0.65 – 1.32

21

1.76

1.04 – 2.98

1.45

0.83 – 2.55

612

Specialized Farmers

36

48

1.54

0.99 – 2.39

1.65

1.05 – 2.59

7

1.06

0.46 – 2.42

0.94

0.39 – 2.25

621

General Farm Workers

262

218

0.93

0.76 – 1.14

1.04

0.83 – 1.31

37

0.94

0.63 – 1.43

0.69

0.44 – 1.09

622

Field Crop Workers

41

40

1.10

0.70 – 1.71

1.14

0.72 – 1.79

4

0.74

0.26 – 2.08

0.65

0.22 – 1.88

623

Palmwine Harvesters

27

27

1.14

0.67 – 1.97

1.16

0.67 – 2.01

6

1.35

0.55 – 3.35

1.45

0.57 – 3.68

624

Livestock Workers

42

32

0.84

0.52 – 1.35

0.89

0.54 – 1.44

14

2.11

1.11 – 4.03

1.58

0.79 – 3.16

625

Milkers

11

11

1.16

0.50 – 2.68

1.17

0.49 – 2.77

5

3.64

1.22 – 10.83

2.36

0.75 – 7.45

700

Foremen

27

26

1.11

0.64 – 1.91

1.07

0.61 – 1.89

2

0.47

0.11 – 1.94

0.69

0.16 – 2.95

711

Miners and Quarrymen

4

25

7.34

2.54 – 21.20

7.96

2.72 – 23.23

4

4.98

1.23 – 20.18

3.58

0.81 – 15.94

728

Galvinizers

4

8

2.32

0.69 – 7.73

2.51

0.74 – 8.49

2

4.08

0.74 – 22.47

5.42

0.92 – 31.95

729

Metal Processors n.e.c.

8

8

1.14

0.42 – 3.04

1.17

0.43 – 3.18

2

1.88

0.39 – 9.06

2.78

0.54 – 14.28

749

Chemical Workers

1

5

5.71

0.66 – 49.10

5.70

0.65 – 50.42

0

 

-

 

-

773

Butchers and Meat Preparers

17

4

0.27

0.09 – 0.81

0.26

0.09 – 0.78

4

1.74

0.58 – 5.28

1.86

0.54 – 6.34

774

Cannery Workers

12

15

1.40

0.65 – 3.02

1.61

0.74 – 3.53

2

1.96

0.43 – 8.93

2.28

0.47 – 11.18

776

Confectionery Makers

22

13

0.66

0.33 – 1.32

0.69

0.34 – 1.38

4

1.51

0.51 – 4.41

1.81

0.58 – 5.67

791

Tailors and Dressmakers

41

42

1.17

0.75 – 1.83

1.19

0.76 – 1.89

2

0.83

0.20 – 3.47

1.05

0.24 – 4.55

795

Sewing Machine Operators

24

22

1.06

0.59 – 1.93

1.06

0.58 – 1.94

1

0.69

0.09 – 4.99

0.5

0.06 – 4.14

796

Upholsterers

5

4

0.93

0.25 – 3.48

0.94

0.25 – 3.57

1

2.06

0.25 – 17.31

3.58

0.40 – 31.81

832

Tool and Die Makers

23

13

0.64

0.32 – 1.28

0.58

0.29 – 1.16

1

0.29

0.04 – 2.08

0.26

0.03 – 2.07

834

Machine Operators in Factory

59

50

0.96

0.65 – 1.42

0.94

0.63 – 1.39

5

0.72

0.29 – 1.81

0.75

0.29 – 1.96

839

Locksmiths

19

12

0.72

0.35 – 1.50

0.79

0.38 – 1.65

3

1.73

0.50 – 5.92

1.79

0.49 – 6.56

841

Machinists or Fitters

25

20

0.95

0.52 – 1.73

0.85

0.46 – 1.56

4

1.14

0.39 – 3.33

1.18

0.39 – 3.62

842

Instrument Makers

22

15

0.76

0.39 – 1.47

0.75

0.38 – 1.46

1

0.41

0.06 – 2.94

0.57

0.08 – 4.33

849

Machinery fitters, machine assemblers and precision instrument makers

45

40

1.01

0.65 – 1.56

0.98

0.63 – 1.52

7

1.42

0.63 – 3.23

2.08

0.88 – 4.92

855

Electricians

20

9

0.51

0.23 – 1.13

0.45

0.20 – 1.01

0

 

-

 

-

872

Welders

19

11

0.65

0.31 – 1.37

0.65

0.30 – 1.39

1

0.42

0.06 – 3.09

0.41

0.05 – 3.16

873

Sheet-Metal Workers

18

9

0.57

0.25 – 1.27

0.60

0.27 – 1.37

0

 

-

 

-

874

Structural Steel Workers

3

2

0.75

0.12 – 4.50

0.89

0.15 – 5.47

2

4.57

0.78 – 26.71

2.89

0.33 – 25.50

892

Potters

5

10

2.33

0.79 – 6.85

2.05

0.69 – 6.10

0

 

-

 

-

902

Tire Makers and Vulcanizers

7

3

0.49

0.13 – 1.90

0.60

0.15 – 2.35

2

2.78

0.58 – 13.38

3.91

0.73 – 20.98

910

Paper and paperboard product makers

8

13

1.87

0.77 – 4.55

1.72

0.69 – 4.25

3

2.34

0.61 – 8.95

2.47

0.59 – 10.41

922

Printing Pressmen

3

4

1.52

0.34 – 6.80

1.63

0.36 – 7.49

1

2.28

0.24 – 21.18

4.06

0.4 – 41.67

926

Bookbinders

3

7

2.59

0.67 – 10.06

2.53

0.64 – 10.08

0

 

-

 

-

931

Painters, Construction

16

18

1.31

0.66 – 2.58

1.23

0.61 – 2.46

3

2.06

0.58 – 7.23

1.59

0.41 – 6.23

942

Basketweavers

3

2

0.75

0.13 – 4.50

0.31

0.03 – 3.09

1

3.47

0.36 – 33.69

4.47

0.45 – 44.60

951

Masons

47

50

1.25

0.83 – 1.89

1.41

0.93 – 2.14

16

2.41

1.33 – 4.36

2.55

1.36 – 4.78

954

Carpenters

27

19

0.81

0.45 – 1.47

0.82

0.44 – 1.50

4

1.1

0.39 – 3.14

1.37

0.46 – 4.08

959

Construction Workers

16

10

0.70

0.32 – 1.56

0.76

0.34 – 1.7

7

2.53

1.03 – 6.23

2.95

1.12 – 7.74

969

Stationary engine and related equipment operators

6

3

0.59

0.15 – 2.37

0.73

0.18 – 2.97

4

4.75

1.33 – 16.92

5.31

1.34 – 21.04

971

Dockers and Freight Handlers

79

53

0.75

0.52 – 1.07

0.78

0.54 – 1.12

8

0.79

0.37 – 1.65

0.83

0.38 – 1.78

973

Crane and Hoist Operators

7

4

0.65

0.19 – 2.23

0.66

0.19 – 2.28

2

2.09

0.44 – 10.03

2.56

0.52 – 12.73

983

Railway Engine Drivers and Firemen

2

9

5.08

1.09 – 23.65

4.55

0.96 – 21.57

1

2.41

0.22 – 26.42

2.86

0.23 – 35.14

985

Drivers

64

53

0.95

0.65 – 1.39

0.95

0.65 – 1.40

8

0.85

0.40 – 1.79

0.79

0.37 – 1.73

999

Laborers n.e.c.

90

98

1.30

0.96 – 1.77

1.39

1.01 – 1.89

19

1.39

0.82 – 2.35

1.24

0.71 – 2.18