Table 2.
Pleural mesothelioma ORs and 90% CIs for selected occupations in men in the construction industry (ISIC-71 code 5000), Italy, 2000–2018. Results of the primary approach (subjects ever employed in non-construction blue-collar occupations for >5 years excluded), analysis A1
| Occupation (ISCO-68 code) | Cases | Controls | OR* | 90% CI |
| Total | 4797 | 1085 | ||
| Never employed in construction | 2616 | 878 | 1.00 | Reference |
| Ever employed in construction | 2181 | 207 | 3.64 | 3.17 to 4.19 |
| Blue-collar occupations (55, 56, 581, 628, 631, 7–9) | 1993 | 151 | 4.52 | 3.87 to 5.29 |
| Bricklayers, carpenters and other construction workers (95) | 1367 | 79 | 5.83 | 4.75 to 7.15 |
| Bricklayers, stonemasons and tile setters (951) | 1054 | 50 | 7.17 | 5.58 to 9.21 |
| Bricklayers (95 120) | 988 | 47 | 7.05 | 5.45 to 9.12 |
| Reinforced concreters, cement finishers and terrazzo workers (952) | 12 | 0 | NC | |
| Roofers (953) | 27 | 1 | 12.3 | 2.28 to 66.1 |
| Carpenters, joiners and parquetry workers (954) | 73 | 4 | 6.88 | 2.92 to 16.2 |
| Plasterers (955) | 14 | 0 | NC | |
| Insulators (956) | 57 | 4 | 6.27 | 2.64 to 14.8 |
| Glaziers (957) | 0 | 4 | NC | |
| Construction worker, not elsewhere classified (959) | 320 | 22 | 4.66 | 3.21 to 6.77 |
| Other blue-collar occupations | ||||
| Electrical wiremen (855) | 97 | 16 | 2.34 | 1.48 to 3.69 |
| Electrical linemen and cable jointers (857) | 41 | 4 | 3.79 | 1.58 to 9.13 |
| Plumbers and pipe fitters (871) | 305 | 12 | 9.13 | 5.58 to 14.9 |
| Welders and flame-cutters (872) | 3 | 0 | NC | |
| Sheet-metal workers (873) | 16 | 0 | NC | |
| Structural metal preparers and erectors (874) | 34 | 1 | 13.1 | 2.51 to 71.6 |
| Painters, construction (931) | 104 | 18 | 2.17 | 1.41 to 3.36 |
| Crane and hoist operators (973) | 17 | 0 | NC | |
| Earth-moving and related machinery operators (974) | 48 | 7 | 2.39 | 1.20 to 4.75 |
| Motor-vehicle drivers (985) | 14 | 4 | 1.05 | 0.39 to 2.81 |
| Labourers, not elsewhere classified (999) | 31 | 3 | 3.43 | 1.24 to 9.48 |
*OR calculated with unconditional logistic regression models adjusted for age (categorical) and period.
ISCO, International Standard Classification of Occupations (1968); ISIC, International Standard Industry Classification (1971); NC, not calculable.